A Note on Home Renovations

When it comes to home renovations, it’s a hard and fast rule that larger renovations yield a much lower ROI than smaller budget renovations. For instance, a minor kitchen remodel

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Working on a Down Payment or Just Working Down Debt? Reconsider These…

A Large Wedding – I’m all for a party, don’t get me wrong, but weddings have become a little ridiculous. Millennials are entering into years of high debt for one

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My Predictions for the Real Estate Market in 2018

Home Prices Will Continue to Surge – Depending on the source, home prices shot up nearly 7% last year. Experts are expecting home prices to go up another 4.4% by

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14 New Hotels in the Works for Omaha

Seems like a lot, right? Well over the next several years, Omaha will see a total of 1,500 new hotel rooms to accommodate our guests. That’s an increase of about

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Make Your Home Offer Attractive To Sellers

We’ve had a lot of clients find the perfect home, only to find out someone else thinks it’s perfect, too. In these instances, it’s important to make your home offer

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Downtown Omaha Landmark Building Slated for Big Changes

We’re going to be seeing some changes for the Landmark complex, located from 13th to 11th Streets between Harney and Farnam. The building that is now a bit of a

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What if the Reason You Chose to Buy Your House Went Away?

Imagine you found your dream home on a golf course, with stretches of green in the kind of neighborhood you can see yourself in for years. You’ve settled into golf

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Exciting Housing Project in the Works for Papillion

You know the beautiful ambiance of our older, walkable neighborhoods like Dundee or Benson? Well, an Omaha developer wants to capture that feel and bring it to life in a

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How To Qualify For A Lower Mortgage Rate

When borrowers come in for a pre-approval, it isn’t uncommon for them to ask how they can qualify for a lower mortgage rate. The problem is, most have waited until

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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

It’s a really tough decision to make when it comes to the ebbs and flows of the market – When is it the best time to make the most money on

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How Much Space is Too Much Space?

We all like a little wiggle room, but has it gotten out of control? You might not have realized it but the average square space per person has doubled in the

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FHA Loan Limits to Rise in 2018

FHA loan limits will get a bump in 2018 for about 90% of counties in the US. HUD, or the Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that they

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Featured Neighborhood: Dundee

The Dundee neighborhood in Omaha is arguably one of the best-known neighborhoods in the city. It’s nestled in central Omaha between Leavenworth and Hamilton Streets, and Happy Hollow Boulevard and

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Down Payment Promises Can Be Too Good to Be True

Various online companies are popping up lately with promises to lend consumers down payment loans with certain strings attached. One such company markets their loans in a really tricky way.

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Millard Homeowners Get Bragging Rights

According to a recently released list of the “Hottest Zip Codes in America” from Realtor.com, Millard is the place to be! Of about 32,000 zip codes included in the study,

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Why It’s Smart to Talk to a Lender Even if You’re Not Ready to Buy a Home

While it should be obvious that I’m a big supporter of owning real estate, I also understand that the ability to do so comes at different times for all of

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