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An Ongoing Column Offering News, Advice, and Observations: All About The Real Estate Market in Pittsburgh, PA.
Seller Beware!
We were approached by someone who is interested in buying our home. The buyer has provided us with an unsigned sales agreement as their offer. They are offering 1.5% of the purchase price as their hand money and we assume they have the money – its a cash...
Finding It Online
Real Estate and The Holidays
Our home is on the market – is it ok to show it decorated for the holidays or should we take it off the market? Buyers who are shopping during the holidays are some of the most serious buyers we see each year – most people don’t bother spending their...
Selling During the Holidays
The Power of Compromise
We would like to move to Sewickley. Are there any affordable homes anymore? Of course there are! But Sewickley, particularly in affordable price ranges, has become a very competitive market. It seems the secret is out – many people know about our very...
Mortgages: Local or Online?
We are planning to buy a new home soon – we see advertisements for internet lenders offering what seem to be below market rates. Is this too good to be true? If you are simply refinancing an existing mortgage debt, you MAY be ok choosing an internet...
Making a Fresh Statement!
We’d like to jazz up our house a bit in time for the holidays but would also like to make choices that would help resale when we are ready to sell! Your thoughts? The fastest, easiest way to give your home a fresh, new look is through paint! I like to...
The Importance of Full Disclosure
Key Tips for Kitchens
We are thinking of remodeling our kitchen. Any advice for us if we want to be making good choices for resale? As much as we would all like to be creative, when it comes to the “hardscapes” of your home – the things that are difficult to change – if resale...
Buying an Investment Property
We would like to buy an investment property – something that we can fix up and then rent. Any tips?Real estate rental properties can be a great way to diversify your investment portfolio and create an income stream for retirement, if you hold your...
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Associate Broker
HOWARD HANNA
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
401 Broad Street
Sewickley, PA 15143
Cell: 412-779-6060
Office: 412-741-2200 x238
kbarge@howardhanna.com