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There are enough television shows and magazine spreads about home decorating that many of us probably assume we have the basics down pat â declutter to the nth degree and clean, clean, clean, then apply your âneutral with pops of colorâ philosophy, swap out…
Building a headboard will add a great look to any bedroom in the house and will definitely make your house look updated.
At Jill Giese & Associates we insist on professional photos for all our listings. We've never had a client ask why we're having a professional photographer take photos of their house before listing it for sale.
Buying a new home can be an exciting time. It can also be frustrating and exhausting. To help prepare you for home hunting success, here are five important things to know about the market before you schedule your first viewing, or visit your first open house.
Building a new home is a perfect opportunity to customize your space according to your own needs and wants -- and it can also feel completely overwhelming. Many homes built from the ground up will require the new owner to make more than one thousand decisions about…
Often in the course of our work, we are asked how assessed value — the value on the statement you receive each year from the Ada County Assessor's Office — and market value — what a property is worth if one were to sell it on the market today — correlate.
Did you know that interest rates are currently hovering around 3% for a 30-year fixed-rate loan? This a huge boon for buyers. It means home affordability is still great even while prices are climbing!
That’s a great question! There is a meme circulating on Facebook among real estate agents that says, ‘Remember back in early 2020 when you wanted to buy some toilet paper? It’s kinda like that.’While that is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, if someone is a buyer in this…
There are plenty of reasons to go green. Conserving energy and running an energy-efficient home can lower your monthly utility bills, saving you some green for your wallet.
Often sellers have things they could do to their house to cause it to sell more easily and for more money, however, they often don’t have the time, energy, or money to do those repairs and improvements themselves.Because of this, Jill formed our sister company, Perennial…
I thought I’d share what we’re doing to help our clients safely buy and sell real estate during this crazy COVID time. Given it’s been over a year that we’ve been operating during a pandemic, the precautions we take have now become almost second nature!
Recently a prospective seller asked me why they should use a realtor if the house is going to sell anyway because the real estate market is so hot. The answer is simple: there is selling, and then there is selling while netting the most money possible in the shortest amount…
