Cheryl Bourland's blog

How to Generate Buzz Before You List

Most sellers think that the process of selling their home starts once the listing hits the market, but why wait that long? The earlier that you can generate excitement and interest in your home sale, the better the chances of a positive final result! Luckily, there are a number of ways in which you can get your home onto buyers' radar before the listing is active. Currently, the market is experiencing very low inventory coupled with lower mortgage rates have created a frenzy in the real estate market. Here are four great ideas from realtor.com that can can make your home sell for even more than you can imagine.

How Mortgage Rate Changes Affects Buyers

graph with value growing higherAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ease and the economy also starts to ramp back up you are likely to see changes in the mortgage rates. What effect will this have on your decision to jump into the housing market? Should you rush into it or just take a wait and see approach? It may be one of the main factors in your decision, although a lot of other things have to fall into place before you can move forward. How important though is the mortgage rate you get when deciding to buy a home? Should you worry if you are not ready and you keep seeing those rates go higher?

Avoid Appliance Fires with This Advice

"Did I leave the oven on?" It's a thought that everyone has had at one point or another, and for good reason! After all, there is perhaps no other home disaster with the same combination of frightening consequences and ease of occurrence as a house fire. Our many appliances make our lives much easier, but they are also a common source of fires in our home. Keep reading for advice about how you can identify potential fire hazards and prevent them from going up in flames.