Walter Whitehurst Home Staging: How to Stage Your Home to Appeal to Your Buyer’s Senses There are many great ways to stage your home that will immediately interest viewers, but some have the power to engage the senses and impress potential buyers all the more. Whether you’ve already put your home on the market or […]
Walter Whitehurst Real Estate Terms: The ‘Debt to Income’ Ratio and How It Affects Your Home Purchase The real estate market is rife with terminology that can make a home purchase seem more than a little complicated. If you’re currently looking for a home and are considering your loan options, you may have even heard […]
Walter Whitehurst Did You Know: Alarms Are Just One Way to Secure a Home. Here Are Four Other Options The home is a private space that most people want to protect and keep secure, but the cost of a security system can come with a considerable price tag. If you’re interested in keeping your home […]
Walter Whitehurst ‘Don’t Sit Around Waiting for a Deal’ and Other Great Advice from Successful Home Sellers The real estate market and all the things involved in selling a home can seem complicated, and it can be very hard to know which tips to trust. While there’s plenty of great advice to go around from […]
Walter Whitehurst Are You Struggling to Close Buyers for Your Home? It Might Be Time to Look at Your Price Since most homeowners would like their home to sell at a reasonable price and in a reasonable time, one of the struggles of putting a home on the market is determining the perfect price. Whether […]
Walter Whitehurst Video: What Is A Counter-Offer? What Is A Counter-Offer? The video puts this in more visual terms, but basically, a seller can respond to a buyer’s offer with changes – a “counter” – that improves the terms. You need to put yourself in their shoes and construct a modified offer that you think […]
Walter Whitehurst FOMC Statement: Fed Holds Steady on Rates According to statement issued at the conclusion of today’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting, committee members decided against raising the target federal funds rate. Mixed economic conditions, slower economic growth in the 4th quarter and low inflation contributed to the decision against raising rates. The target […]
Walter Whitehurst Mythbusting: is Winter a Bad Time to Buy a Home? No – and Here’s Why The cooler months of winter often seem like the best time to hibernate into your house and wait for spring to appear, but it can actually be a prime opportunity to start looking for a new home. If […]
Walter Whitehurst First Time Home Buyers: 3 Essential Tips That You Won’t Hear from Your Friends When it comes to diving into home ownership for the first time, it can seem like there are so many things you just don’t know. Whether you’re getting advice from your real estate agent, your friends or your family, […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 25, 2016 Last week’s scheduled economic news included releases from the National Association of Home Builders, Housing Starts, and Existing Home Sales. Weekly reports on new jobless claims and mortgage rates were also released. The National Association of Realtors® reported that sales of previously […]
