Buying a new house and selling your old one at the same time is an overwhelming challenge. Learn how to navigate the process in our blog!
If you’ve never bought a house before, understanding how the homebuying process works is critical to ensuring a happy ending. Read our blog to learn more.
When we first became real estate agents in the mid-2010s, buying a home in Pittsburgh was relatively straightforward. Inventory was high, prices were low, and interest rates were manageable. But all of that has changed—and buyers should adapt.
If you’re wondering how to prepare your house to sell for the best price possible, you’re in the right place. Follow our 7-step checklist.
While we’re all safe inside practicing social distancing, your “honey-do” list and project wish-list for home improvements may be growing. Home has never been more important than it is now, and small changes can go a long way to improve your quality of life, especially when you’re spending so much time at home.
Like many of our neighbors, partners, and clients, we understand your world has been turned upside down and you’re left with a lot of questions from the Coronavirus pandemic. Overnight, we have found ourselves homeschooling, reinventing the in-person aspects of our job, and juggling logistics of a complicated move ourselves. We may not have all the answers right now, but we have hope in each other.
Pittsburgh Spring brings us hope. Even though we have many overcast and rainy days, the warmer weather, longer days, and budding flowers bring us new energy. The chance to spend more time outside is a welcome relief to our whole family, and we are incredibly grateful for the days our kids can climb trees and play in the yard.
Buying a home is an enormous moment in a person’s life. For many, buying a home is the biggest financial decision they’ll ever make. It’s an exciting, stressful, wonderful time, but some of our clients have a question before they start shopping: “How many homes should I look at before I make an offer?”
We love watching the city transform every December! Each year, businesses, towns, and individual houses decorate in fun, festive lights and colors, sparking fresh energy for our transition into Pittsburgh’s coldest months. All of the excitement is especially popular for our kids, who enjoy all the trappings of the holidays as they wait patiently for Santa to arrive later in the month.
Pittsburgh loves its fireplaces. If you’ve ever looked at older homes when shopping around, you know how frequently they pop up. Some fireplaces are boarded up and no longer in use (we’ll talk about those in a minute), but you can find some that are still in use. While they can certainly make a living room cozy, they can also become safety hazards if they’re not maintained properly.
With a small army of kids in the house, we love Halloween! It’s always fun to get everyone dressed up and then parade around the neighborhood trick-or-treating. Now that we’re halfway through October, the kids are talking nonstop about their Halloween costumes, and that has us thinking about decorating houses, especially when people want to increase their home value before a sale.
As Pittsburgh realtors, we’ve helped people buy and sell homes all over the Steel City. Though we’re experienced at it now, we still remember how we felt when we bought our first home years ago. Like many first-time home buyers, we were nervous, scared, and excited. Because of this, we do everything we can to be the best realtors possible.
