It’s funny to look back at this blog from a year ago: Housing Market Trends – What’s to come in 2020? Let’s be honest. We had no idea what 2020 had in store. No one did! But, oddly enough, look at how many 2020 real estate predictions came true. Home prices rose, mortgage rates dropped, […]
Have you joined our email list? Once a month, our team sends out an email newsletter with a personal note, real estate market updates, recent blog posts, and active property listings. Why? Buying and selling property is a big deal. Let’s be honest, it’s one of the largest financial decisions most of us will make […]
It’s the holiday season, our favorite time of year! There are lots of opportunities to support the small businesses in our communities. Check out the following holiday events in Southwest Missouri! Click each link for more details! Local Holiday Events Got an Idea Primitive Holiday Open House November 20 @ 9 am – November 22 […]
2020 has been riddled with uncertainty. Almost any plans you had this year probably got cancelled, postponed, or changed in some way. Building a house is no exception. Many people who were in the middle of building or getting ready to start had to put things on hold. As shutdowns and stay-at-home orders were lifted, […]
It’s no secret that as a whole, people are stressed out. Most Americans function under moderate to high levels of stress and confess they feel like that stress is increasing over time. Toss a global pandemic on top of that, and many of us feel like we’re teetering on the edge of insanity! It can […]
For some of you, this work from home thing isn’t going away anytime soon. The demand for a home office is skyrocketing. Most people figured they would be working from home temporarily, so they didn’t go out of their way to create a designated work space. We’re seeing that this has decreased productivity AND made […]
What do renters want? Unfortunately, you can often pick out which properties are rentals when you drive down the street. Rental properties get a bad rap for being unkempt and dated. If you want to fix up a rental property to attract quality tenants and generate more income, there are simple ways you can update […]
We have already had some HOT summer days in Southwest Missouri. If you’re like us, you probably have the AC cranked ready for a higher electric bill. Did you know you can cool your home comfortably without sending your summer electric bills sky high? Here are our top 10 tips to help lower your electric […]
One of the most memorable aspects of the coronavirus pandemic will be the empty grocery store shelves. Shoppers stacked their carts with items like rice, bread, meat, and canned goods until there was none left to spare. How many of us saw those empty shelves and stopped to think about the farmers who produce those […]
What is a Tiny House? There are no real rules behind the definition of a “tiny house,” but the extremists would say it’s a house that has somewhere between 100 and 400 square feet. Now THAT’S TINY! We don’t have too many that are quite that small in southwest Missouri, but we do have our […]