Blog | Karen Tavenner

Is Zillow Cheaper than Hiring a Realtor?

Many people claim that selling your home on Zillow will save you thousands of dollars. After all, acting as your own sales agent rather than hiring a local professional realtor seems like a great idea, right? However, you have to realize that a lot goes on behind the scenes of ...

Questions to ask a Realtor Before You Hire

When hiring a realtor, you are likely looking for one key thing - saving money. If you are selling your home, you want it to happen as quickly as possible at the least amount of cost to you. On the other hand, if you are in the market to buy ...

Ready to Sell Your Home? Here is What You Need to Know

Selling your home isn't easy. You will quickly find there are a lot of variables to consider. From choosing the right real estate agent to setting a sale price, and staging your home for showings. Selling a home can be exhausting! If this is your first time selling a home, ...

Are Zillow Estimates Legit?

In recent years, Zillow has become a staple of the home buying and selling world. Websites like Zillow have given potential buyers and sellers an insider's view, so to speak, on the housing market. At one time, only real estate agents had access to home prices at their fingertips. Zillow ...

How to Stage Your Home Before It’s Listed

If you have ever heard the word staging when it comes to selling a home, you may have had visions of putting on a show for prospective buyers. Well, you’re on the right track! Staging your home puts it in the spotlight for those coming to showings. In addition, it ...

Reasons to List Your House Now

Last year was an incredible and unusual one for home sales. For home buyers, it was challenging as offers were made and deals closed at an unprecedented clip. However, for those who were selling homes, the fast pace of the market meant homes were not sitting for long. As 2021 ...

Homebuying Goals

How To Hit Your Homebuying Goals This Year [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights If you’re looking to buy a home, you may want to put these items on your to-do list to ensure you hit your goals. It’s important to start working on your credit and saving for a down payment early. When you’re ready to ...

2022 Home Buying Trends

We find ourselves coming off an unbelievable year for home sales in 2021. Homes seemed to sell quicker than offers could be placed for them! It’s anyone’s guess if this unprecedented hot market continues into 2022. However, there are some indicators we can use to get a grip on what ...

Retirement May Be Changing what you need in a home.

Retirement May Be Changing What You Need in a Home The past year and a half brought about significant life changes for many of us. For some, it meant entering retirement earlier than expected. Recent data shows more people retired this year than anticipated. According to the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy ...