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Last week Freddie Mac released the Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) for the mortgage rate resultsending on May 14, 2015.The average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage inched up last week to 3.85% from 3.80% from the week before, according to mortgage giant Freddie Mac.15-year fixed rate mor [Read More]

This list of tips and tricks can help sellers with little ones "Keep Calm and Be Awesome" throughout the selling process.5 Tips for Sellers with Children1. Get ready to PaintIf your child has brightly painted rainbows on their walls in their bedroom, you may want consider re-painting them using a ne [Read More]

Looking for extra tax breaks this year? Buy a house! Renters do not get many tax breaks but homeowners sure do.Go GreenGet in on the Green Wave and deck out your new home with some energy saving appliances. 30% of the cost can be written off as part of the "Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit". [Read More]

The way of the internet is changing rapidly. More and more people are using their smart phones to find yummy restaurants, make reservations, and buy a new dress all while waiting for the bus! As a result of these changes, Google is changing its search algorithm and will reward sites that are optimiz [Read More]

Going "Green" is becoming a much easier task than it was in days gone by! There was a time when going "green" was thought to be too costly or difficult, but in today's worldgoing "green" has become a necessity for many home owners.Going "green" is an investment, and like all investments it can take [Read More]

Need a vacation? Everybody can use one from time to time. If you are like me and looking to stay somewhere for a good lengthy time, booking a hotel room can be impractical. Very few hotels offer multiple bedrooms, a garage full of bikes, a full kitchen full of appliances and many other amenities tha [Read More]

Ah St. Martin! Breathtaking views, sunshiny days and real estate opportunities of a lifetime! There are two sides of St. Martin. You have the French side, Saint Martin, and you have the Dutch side, Sint Maarten. There is no border patrol or fences between the two sides of the islands but the differe [Read More]

Just a few more weeks until Easter! Where does the time go? With spring being the busiest time for real estate, why not decorate your house for the spring while you are showing it? You don't want to add too much clutter, but a few decorations here or there brings life and happiness into the home. Th [Read More]

Spring is creeping on us pretty quickly this year and with Spring comes Real Estate Season!The mortgage rates are low, the house prices are low and the buyers are getting their paperwork ready!Listen up Sellers, don't underestimate the Buyers this year, although this may be a sellers market, the buy [Read More]

Well, it can be a challenge to come up with new things to write about on your website. But truly, once you start doing it on a regular basis, like anything else, it does get easier. My approach is to make it a part of my morning coffee routine (decaf nowadays, boy i miss those cafs...).Most of us br [Read More]