Greater Birmingham Area Real Estate Blog

Preparing to List Your Home: 4 Essential Steps

Preparing to List Your Home: 4 Essential Steps

Selling your home can be an exciting and stressful process, but it doesn't have to be. With the right preparation, you can make the process of selling your home easier and more profitable. Here are 4 essential steps homeowners should take before ...

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Building a Home: Is it Right for You?

Building a Home: Is it Right for You?

Low housing inventory can make it hard to find the right home. In these cases, some homebuyers may consider building their own dream home instead. But is building a home the right solution? Let’s take a closer look at the process of building a ...

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Who is an Instant Cash Offer Right For?

Who is an Instant Cash Offer Right For?

If you’re looking to sell your home quickly and conveniently, you’ve probably heard of “instant cash offers.” This method of selling a house allows homeowners to receive a cash offer in as little as 24 hours. But who is this ...

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How to Sell Your Home to Pay Off Debt

How to Sell Your Home to Pay Off Debt

Debt can be overwhelming and many homeowners are looking for ways to pay off their debt quickly. One way is to sell your home, but there are a few options that you need to consider before making this decision. In this blog post, we will explore the ...

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Terms to Know When You're Buying a Home

Terms to Know When You're Buying a Home

If you're looking for tips on buying your first home, the best place to start is knowing the key terms and their definitions that you'll come across once you've made an offer on a house and moved into the contract-to-close phase.  HOME ...

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Your Housing Market Questions... Answered.

Your Housing Market Questions... Answered.

Lately, our agents have had several clients, friends, and family members reach out to ask their thoughts on what's happening with the economy and housing market - both nationally and locally. So we wanted to share with you what we are seeing now and ...

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Birmingham Events & Happenings This September

Birmingham Events & Happenings This September

September 9th & 10th: Birmingham Art Walk Artwalk is an arts festival that transforms Birmingham’s loft neighborhood into an arts district, featuring the work of more than 80 visual artists, live musicians, street performers, food and ...

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Your Mortgage Questions... Answered!

Your Mortgage Questions... Answered!

We took your most commonly asked question regarding the current state of residential mortgage lending to Jason Cook of Brik Mortage. Here's what he had to say. Q: What are mortgage rates high and rising this year? While mortgage interest ...

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Finding Our Dream Home with the Gusty Gulas Group

Finding Our Dream Home with the Gusty Gulas Group

Erin and Blake met shortly after graduating from the University of Alabama. Erin met Katie Gulas , the Gusty Gulas Group's CMO, by chance through her then boyfriend (now husband). Katie spotted Blake - an old college friend - in her apartment ...

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Why You Should Consider Selling in the Winter

Why You Should Consider Selling in the Winter

The season you sell your home can have an impact on how much you get for your home and how quickly it sells. The season that has the most success in selling homes is spring. This is a good time of year for families moving to new school districts ...

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Is Getting a Home Mortgage Still Too Difficult?

Is Getting a Home Mortgage Still Too Difficult?

Potential homebuyers are always cautioned to be aware of mortgage lending standards and the difficulty they might face when trying to obtain a mortgage. Credit availability is expanding, making it easier to get a mortgage now than it was a year ago....

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