Affordable Home Makeovers

  With all this time spent at home, the itch for a fresh, new space becomes hard to avoid. But if this doesn’t seem like the right moment to hire a professional interior designer for a full decor reboot, it doesn’t mean you’re stuck with looking at an unattractive space. It is true that home repair…

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Succeed in Selling

Well, as we all know, Hiring the right real estate agent should be first on every home sale to-do list! With your agent’s knowledge of what buyers want and what features are helping homes sell in your area, your home will sell for the best possible price—if you follow their advice. Selling your home is going…

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San Diego in May

    “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” –William James   In May, you’ll usually find lots of things to do in San Diego. Winter rains will be gone, and in most years, June Gloom won’t start at the beaches until later in the year. Summer vacation season hasn’t started yet, and…

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Thinking of Selling? Now’s the time!

  The housing market has started off much stronger this year than it did last year. Lower mortgage interest rates have been a driving factor in that change. The Census Bureau also just reported the highest homeownership rate since 2014 for people under 35. This is evidence that owning their own home is becoming more important to Millennials as they reach the age…

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San Diego in December

  “Remember This December, That love weighs more than gold!” –Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon   San Diego in December is such a beautiful city with so much to see and so much to do! December in San Diego is a magical time. Cold nights, Christmas is almost here, and magic in the air! If you…

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August Housing Experts Anticipated Trends

  The Real Estate HEAT (Housing Experts Anticipating Trends) Index is a monthly leading indicator of nearly 40 housing markets in the U.S. Five Star Professional partners with thousands of real estate agents who complete a weekly survey about the conditions they are observing in their marketplace. The HEAT Index has a midpoint of 50,…

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Tips for Packing while Selling Your Home

  When you need to keep packing while you are selling you home, what do you do? You need to have a spotless home to impress buyers, you want to ‘stage’ it with your stuff to make it feel homey and have them envision their stuff fitting in the same areas. So again, what do…

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May Housing Experts Anticipated Trends

  The Real Estate HEAT (Housing Experts Anticipating Trends) Index is a monthly leading indicator of nearly 40 housing markets in the U.S. Five Star Professional partners with thousands of real estate agents who complete a weekly survey about the conditions they are observing in their marketplace. The HEAT Index has a midpoint of 50,…

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Sell My Home Now Or Sell In The Spring

Updated: January 20, 2019   The supply of homes for sale dramatically increases every spring, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).   Ready to put your home on the market and begin selling your home? It’s good to consider that there are many factors that go into selling a house and whether you should sell in the spring…

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