Tips for Selling Your Home in the Winter

When it comes to selling your home, the process can be time-consuming and stressful. Even though as a seller you may be skeptical to place your house on the market during the winter, take advantage of the lack of inventory and play up the winter season. Here are a few tips on how to sell your home in…

Empty Nesters; Tips for Downsizing

  According to AARP, for the next 18 years, baby boomers will be turning 65 at a rate of about 8,000 a day. This means that a large portion of American homeowners will be reaching retirement age and will have to start thinking about the next phase in their life. Part of this next phase may…

7 Things to Avoid Before Purchasing a Home

  If you have been approved for a mortgage for your next home, you might be assuming you can breathe easy now and concentrate on packing. Not quite yet though. While most of your hard work of building a good credit profile and gathering savings for a down payment and closing costs is behind you, it’s important to…

Shut the Front Door

What is the first thing a visitor sees when they visit and the last thing they see when they leave? Your front door and entryway of course! First impressions count. Therefore if you are selling your house, hosting a dinner, having family over for the holidays, etc, you should take some time to spruce up…

To Move or Improve?

        Are you considering renovating your existing home or starting completely over by moving? If you ask around, you’ll receive mixed opinions, but the ultimate decision is up to you (and perhaps your significant other). But how will you come to a decision? What criteria should you use to make a rational…

Lancaster City : A month packed of events

Although summer is coming to an end, there is still plenty of fun to be had and memories to be made with the numerous events scheduled throughout September in Lancaster, PA. Whether you are looking for things to do in your hometown or considering moving to Lancaster (or a nearby town), make sure you check…

10 Secrets for Selling Your Home

When it comes to selling your home, you want the process to move quickly and smoothly. However, that it typically not the case. Selling your home can be time-consuming and stressful, so here are a few selling secrets to make your home selling process simple and fast.   Selling Secret #10: Price  Find out what your…

National Baby Safety Month

September is National Baby Safety Month, here are a few tips on how to baby-proof each room in your home.          

Are you ready to sell?

Have you been thinking about selling your home? Your patience or perhaps procrastination may have paid off in a big way. Experts say this is the year to sell your home, sooner rather than later. Many current factors are fueling a sellers’ market; read on to uncover a few reasons why you shouldn’t wait any…

Paying off your Mortgage Early

If you are looking to pay off your mortgage earlier than you had initially planned, there are multiple ways to get this done. Before doing any of them, however, you should check with your bank to make sure there are no hidden fees or charges for paying early.   Refinance your Mortgage A good way…

Homeownership Matters

Laurie Czaplinski, our Agent Services Director, shared her grandfather’s story with us: My grandparents were married in 1945.  My grandfather had just served his last tour in the Navy for World War II.  One of their immediate goals, as a newly married couple, was to find a home where they could raise a family.  While…

Landscaping Tips

Have you ever looked at a home and thought that its landscaping was beautiful, but you could never afford it? Landscaping can be costly and discouraging if done improperly, but there are several things that you can do to increase the beauty and value of your home for an affordable price. When done correctly, landscaping can even save you on…