Simon Smith's Blog Posts

 If you’re trying to decide when to sell your house, there may not be a better time to list than right now. The ultimate sellers’ market we’re in today won’t last

Remote Work Has Changed Our Home Needs. Is It Time for Your Home To Change, Too?Over the past year, many homeowners realized what they need in a home is changing, especially with the rise in remote

Radiant Floor HeatingRadiant heat beneath tiles makes them toasty underfoot. But you don’t need to have it throughout your house.Tile Flooring If you want an easy-care floor: Go for

As we move into the latter half of the year, questions about what’s to come are top of mind for buyers and sellers. Near record-low mortgage rates coupled with rising home price appreciation

MINIMALISTIC HOME TIPS & HOW TO GET YOU STARTEDMinimalism's core idea centers on the need to not need much. A minimalist life is living with the bare essentials and not having much at all. A

Summertime is the best time to Clean your Home - Here are some Simple Cleaning Maintenance Tips for you.TIP #1: Wash your Exterior WindowsSummer is the perfect time of year to wash your windows

When thinking about selling, homeowners often feel they need to get their house ready with some remodeling to make it more appealing to buyers. However, with so many buyers competing for

What Is the #1 Financial Benefit of Homeownership?There are many financial and non-financial benefits of homeownership, and the greatest financial one is wealth creation. Homeownership has

We Help Protect our Clients' EquityHome mortgage delinquency/default rates are rising. This results in homeowners having extra fees, attorney costs and penalties which consumes equity and sometimes

Why Owning a Home Is a Powerful Financial DecisionIn today’s housing market, there are clear financial benefits to owning a home: increasing equity, the chance to build your net,

For months now the vast majority of Americans have been asking the same question: When will the economy turn around? Many experts have been saying the housing market will lead the way to a

A recent survey by Lending Tree tapped into behaviors of over 1,000 prospective buyers. The results indicated 53% of all homebuyers are more likely to buy a home in the next

According to the latest FreddieMac Quarterly Forecast, mortgage interest rates have fallen to historically low levels this spring and they’re projected to remain low. This means there

The Wall Street Journal just released their latest monthly Survey of Economists. In an article on the findings, they reported:“The U.S. economy will be in recovery by