How to Buy and Sell a Home at the Same Time

Before you start touring homes, it helps to understand what needs to happen with the home you already own. Selling and buying at the same time can bring up a lot of practical questions: Should you list first? Make an offer first? Try to coordinate both closings? For move-up buyers and downsizers, th

Pricing Your Home This Summer? Look Beyond Spring Sales

Pricing a home this summer takes more care than it did a few months ago because the market isn’t giving every seller the same answer. Some listings are still moving quickly, while others are sitting longer than sellers expected. Buyers who were eager earlier in the spring are comparing more options

How to Make a Small Home Feel Bigger, Brighter, and Easier to Live In

  Small homes get a bad reputation they don’t always deserve. Sure, you may not have a spare room for every guest, hobby, holiday bin, and “I’ll deal with that later” pile. But a smaller home can also be easier to clean, easier to furnish, easier to maintain, and a lot more fun to live in when the s

Selling a Home You’ve Lived In for a Long Time

Selling a home after 15, 20, or 30 years involves a different set of decisions than the typical seller guide covers. The equity is there. The motivation is real. But the path from "we've decided to sell" to "we're handing over the keys" looks different when the home has decades of life in it, and th