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What to Clean Before You Move On
After listing your house with our REALTORS®, you've found a buyer and are closing soon. You're finally ready to finish up with your old home as you prepare to move on. The selling process involves a lot of emotions, and it can be stressful wondering how to clean the house one final time after selling. While the temptation to skip out on the remaining cleaning chores can be strong, cleaning after selling your home is important. Here are some tips on what to clean.
- The Kitchen
This is the most-used area of your house and among the toughest to clean. Clean out the cupboards, cabinets, and other storage areas. Clear out your personal items and clean every inch, including any grease or stains on surfaces.
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5 Tips to Stay Positive During the Buying Process
You've decided to buy your dream home. The real estate market is exciting with numerous options to choose from and marks the beginning of realizing your dream. However, navigating through the market and finding a home you wish to purchase can be difficult. Sometimes, the buying process takes longer than expected. Our REALTORS® have put together these five tips to help you remain positive during the buying process.
- Decide Your Wants, Needs, and Deal Breakers
Before reviewing the hundreds of homes on sale, start by developing a checklist. What do you want or need from a perfect home for you? Having preset goals and wants will save you time, and so does identifying your deal-breakers and non-negotiables. Additionally, identifying non-negotiables will save you from disappointment later.
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Wondering Where the Long Island Housing Market is Headed? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights
- Curious to see what rest of the year has in store for the housing market? Here you will find what experts have to say.
- Home prices as well as mortgage rates are expected to rise. Industry experts are predicting another
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6 Destinations for Craft Beer on Long Island
There's no better time to sample a new local brew than National American Craft Beer Week. That's why our REALTORS® have put together a list of our favorite breweries in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
- Oyster Bay Brewing Company — 36 Audrey Ave., Oyster Bay, NY 11771
In the past, Oyster Bay Brewing Company has been recognized as the best craft beer brewery on Long Island, and it's easy to see why. This amazing brewery has tons of tasty selections, with their famous honey ale and Barn Rocker session ale topping the list. They take great pride in Long Island's nautical history and are dedicated to producing the highest quality beer available. Their wonderful selection also includes a summer brew, pumpkin ale, hard seltzers, and more.
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The Future of Home Price Appreciation . What Does It Means for You?
Consumers and the pucblic alike are wondering what will happen with home valuesin the coming years. Some people are concerned that the recent increase in home prices will lead to a situation similar to the housing crash 15 years ago.
Experts say, however, that the market is very different today. Odeta Kushi, Deputy Chief Economist at First American, recently to took to twitter on this issue:
". . . We do need price appreciation to slow today (it's not sustainable over the long run) but high price growth today is supported by fundamentals- short supply, lower rates & demographic demand. And we are in a much different & safer space: better credit quality, low...
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