Making Sense of Home Improvements: What Adds Value?
Before diving into renovation projects, it's important to understand which upgrades are likely to boost your home's value and which ones may not ...
Bridging Wealth Gaps: Homeownership’s Stand Against Inflation
When exploring the benefits of homeownership, it's more than just having a place to call your own. Among its many advantages, homeownership stands ...
Baby Boomers’ Wave to Downsize
As the first groups of baby boomers gracefully rides the wave of aging, they are setting new trends in the housing market, giving ...
April 2024 – SWFL Real Estate Market Update
April 2024 Real Estate MARKET UPDATEBY: D. MICHAEL BURKE & HUNTER D. HABIB As April unfolds, the real estate market in Southwest Florida continues to be ...
Keep more profits from home sales
In recent years, home values have soared, presenting an opportunity for homeowners with substantial equity to consider a unique tax benefit. Section 121 ...
Smart Home Tech: Is It Real Property or Personal Belongings in a Home Sale?
Many of today's homeowners have accumulated multiple high-tech "smart" devices to make their home more convenient, economical, and fun to operate. When they ...
Leverage your home’s equity into rental property
There can be many reasons homeowners aspire to have their home paid for. They can include no mortgage payments, financial security, debt reduction, ...
Adapting to Life’s New Chapters
All of us encounter major life events and they have the possibility of disrupting our lives temporarily, if not permanently. The homes we ...
House-Hacking your way to multi-unit rentals
House-hacking refers to buying a multifamily property on an owner-occupied mortgage, living in one unit and renting the others. If you're thinking about ...
March 2024 – SWFL Real Estate Market Update
March 2024 Real Estate MARKET UPDATEBY: D. MICHAEL BURKE & HUNTER D. HABIB As we step into March 2024, Southwest Florida's real estate landscape continues to ...