Do You Know How Much Your Home Has Increased in Value?

by Emello Pagani | Jan 31, 2019 | Buying a Home, Selling a Home

Last year we saw headlines about a possible housing market bubble, and many wondered if Americans still felt confident about the value of their homes. Recently, the 2018 Houzz & Home Study revealed: “Homeowners with mortgages have seen their home equity more than...

4 Proven Ways Real Estate Can Build Sizable Family Wealth

by Emello Pagani | Jan 30, 2019 | Buying a Home, Selling a Home

Recently, David Greene, co-host of the BiggerPockets podcast and a nationally renowned author and speaker, wrote an article in Forbes explaining how investing in real estate could help build wealth. Many of the points he made also apply to a family owning their own...

Is Student Loan Debt A Threat to Homeownership? No!

by Emello Pagani | Jan 29, 2019 | Buying a Home, Selling a Home

Over the course of the last thirty years, a shift has happened. An entire generation has been raised to believe that a college education is their key to unlocking opportunities that were not available to their parent’s or grandparent’s generations. Due to this,...

Why It Makes No Sense to Wait for Spring to Sell

by Emello Pagani | Jan 28, 2019 | Buying a Home, Selling a Home

The price of any item (including residential real estate) is determined by the theory of ‘supply and demand.’ If many people are looking to buy an item and the supply of that item is limited, the price of that item increases. The supply of homes for sale dramatically...

Think You Should For Sale By Owner? Think Again! [INFOGRAPHIC]

by Emello Pagani | Jan 25, 2019 | Buying a Home, Selling a Home

Some Highlights: For Sale By Owner (FSBO) is the process of selling real estate without the representation of a real estate broker or real estate agent. According to the National Association of Realtors’ Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers, 36% of homeowners who...