by Expert Properties | Jan 27, 2014 | Home Care, Real Estate Articles
Home ownership means regular maintenance and repair chores, but some are more important than others. Here are 5 that should top your priority list: 1. Make sure your appliances aren’t being recalled. Why it matters: The non-profit Consumer Reports magazine wrote...
by Expert Properties | Jan 25, 2014 | Home Care, Real Estate Articles
A new roof is an expensive proposition — $18,800 on average for composition shingles, according to Remodeling magazine’s Cost Vs. Value Report, and as much as $36,000 for high-end materials. Once you’ve made that kind of investment, you’ll want to protect it. And even...
by Expert Properties | Jan 16, 2014 | New, Real Estate Articles
2014 looks to be the year of the repeat home buyer, as interest rates rise and home prices increase, worsening affordability will discourage some first time home buyers. These won’t be the only changes. Foreclosures’ slow inventory will begin to stabilize and the...
by Expert Properties | Nov 20, 2013 | New, Real Estate Articles
Jackson County has had an incredible year in the Real Estate Market. Home prices in most metropolitan areas of the United States grew significantly in 2103, with the national median price rising at its fastest annual rate in eight years. The good news is Jackson...
by Expert Properties | Oct 29, 2013 | New, Real Estate Articles
Ten Reasons Why Real Estate is a Superior Investment by Graham Farran Do you have enough money saved for retirement? Financial planners usually use the “25 Times Rule” to determine how much a portfolio should be worth for someone to safely retire. If you need $50,000...
by Expert Properties | Oct 5, 2013 | New, Real Estate Articles
Do you feel it? Do you see it? Something is different! The Rogue Valley has a deafening low level buzz rising in the air. It’s an energy that wasn’t here before: our Valley is coming back alive again! Big Corporations have taken notice – from Trader...
by Expert Properties | Aug 20, 2013 | New, Real Estate Articles
Rental Market: There are two inter-related trends that have impacted the rental market. The first is the rapidly growing number of Americans who cannot afford to buy a home. These are the millions of, “Generation X and Y”, young adults who do not have the money,...
by Expert Properties | Aug 20, 2013 | New, Real Estate Articles
This may sound like an article in Cosmo but it’s not…, it is a male realtor’s point of view after years of showing couples homes and observing what women tend to focus on vs. men. The National Association of Realtors say women account for 85% of the home purchase, so...
by Expert Properties | Mar 26, 2013 | New, Real Estate Articles
Real Estate Values Up 32.1 Percent! In 2012 we ended the year with a nice 8.4% increase in existing home prices in Jackson County. However, this is just the beginning of the story as in the last three months we have seen the median price of existing homes in Jackson...
by Expert Properties | Mar 21, 2013 | Home Care, New, Real Estate Articles
Southern Oregon seems to be built on an ant hill and we consistently get questions about how to get rid of the little intruders. When it rains and when it’s dry they seem to invade local kitchens and certainly those nights when you don’t feel like doing the...
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