Our Blog What Money Can’t Buy The American Dream is to be a Homeowner. Many times you will hear about the financial benefits such as equity and building financial wealth. However let’s take the time to dig a little deeper and find out what money can’t … Read More Tags: american dream, Community, Happiness, Homeowner, Homeownership, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors Categories: Community, First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying The Most Appealing Aspects of Homeownership The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) just released their first issue of the Housing Opportunities & Market Experience Survey (HOME). In the report, NAR revealed what Americans believe to be the most appealing aspects of homeownership. Here is a graph showing the results:It is … Read More Tags: american dream, Homeownership, monday motivation, National Association of Realtors, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors Categories: Community, First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Monday Motivation, Real Estate News When Is It A Good Time To Rent? NOT Now! A well known question is whether or not now is the time to buy a home. However you don’t often hear, “Is it a good time to rent?” That’s because it is NOT a good time to rent. The … Read More Tags: buying vs renting, down payment, first time home buyers, Home Buyer, Mortgage, rent, Renters, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, tuesday tips, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Mortgage, Real Estate News, Tuesday Tips Why use a Shorewest, REALTOR®? When buying or selling a home, you want a professional who is well trained and backed by a company offering support and resources. A Shorewest, REALTOR® is your best choice, having gone through intensive training, is a member of the … Read More Tags: Career, career in real estate, home service, insurance, Mortgage, Real Estate, shorewest, shorewest family, shorewest realtor, titles Categories: Careers, First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Home Improvement, Home Selling, Mortgage, Real Estate News Subscribe to the Shorewest, REALTORS® Blog! Want to keep up on the latest and greatest real estate news but want the convenience of having it delivered to you? Easily subscribe to our newsletter to receive a notification each time we post in our blog! Follow these … Read More Tags: blog, buyer resources, community resources, home information, home tips, real estate market, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, subscribe Categories: Community, First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Home Improvement, Home Selling, How to, Mortgage, Neighborhoods, Real Estate News How to Save Money For a Down Payment After reading our post from before, (How Long Does It Take To Save A Down Payment?) it is easy to see that saving for a down payment is not only feasible but it is practical as well! Thanks to the … Read More Tags: budget, down payment, Fannie Mae, first time home buyer, freddie mac, goals, Home Buying, saving money, savings account, shorewest, shorewest family, shorewest realtor Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, How to, Mortgage, Real Estate News How Long Does It Take To Save A Down Payment? In a recent study conducted by Builder.com, researchers determined that nationwide it would take “nearly eight years” for a first-time buyer to save enough for a 10% down payment on their dream home. Depending on where you live, median rents, incomes and home prices all … Read More Tags: down payment, Fannie Mae, first time home buyers, freddie mac, Home Buying Tips, shorewest, shorewest family, shorewest realtor, wisconsin buyers Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Real Estate News, Tuesday Tips, Uncategorized 14 Tips to Prepare Your Home for Winter Now that it is finally getting a little colder out, you will want to make sure your home is not only ready for the snow, but the cold weather too! These tips will help protect your investment and can save … Read More Tags: home improvement, monday motivation, prepare your home for winter, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, winter safety, Wisconsin Winter Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Improvement, How to, Monday Motivation, Real Estate News Timehop: First YouTube Video Shorewest, REALTORS® posted our first YouTube video featuring one of our commercials from the 1990’s. It sets a hilarious scene of someone learning how to yodel quite loudly while disturbing their entire neighborhood. You can see the neighbor’s unsatisfied looks … Read More Tags: Home Buying, Home Selling, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, TBT Categories: Community, First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Home Selling, Throwback Thursday Think You Don’t Qualify for a Mortgage? Think Again! There are two major misconceptions regarding qualifying for a mortgage; one is that you need a hefty down payment, and two is that your FICO score needs to be sky high. We want to address these concerns with the results … Read More Tags: millennial, millennial home buyer, Mortgage, real estate truths, shorewest, shorewest family, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Mortgage, Real Estate News Page 17 of 18« First‹ Previous131415161718Next ›