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Preview: What to Expect in 2017
When the air starts turning cold, we begin to think about the new year. What are our goals? What will be different about 2017? According to Realtor.com, some major things will change when it comes to buying a home. Realtor.com released a forecast for the 2017 buying season, and it looks promising for suburban neighborhoods. First-time homebuyers will dramatically increase, and affordability concerns are still on everyone's minds. First up, the summary of the surveys showed an increase of 19% of potential first-time homebuyers in 2017. The surveys in 2015 reported 33% of buyers in 2016 would be first-time, and this year that number increased to over 50%. The preference of housing chosen by first-time homebuyers reflects their concern for budgets, as they prefer townhouses 39% of the time compared to 25% of the overall population. While budget concerns mainly affect first-time homebuyers, we are goi...
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Your Home Buying Wish List
When you begin to think about buying a home, you may start forming lists in your head of everything you WANT or NEED in your home. When it comes down to it, it's important to know what you're looking for when you start your home search. The first step before you even begin looking for homes is to get pre-approved for your mortgage. This allows you to know your budget before you fall in love with a home that is way outside of it. Next, you can begin to list all the features that will be essential in your future home. You should qualify them as follows:
- Feature
- A feature is a physical attribute that you feel is necessary in your next home. For example, you may want a large tub in your mas...
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Regional Cities Offer Homeowner Discounts
Whether you're a first-time home buyer or looking for a fixer-upper, there are discounts available for your home buying needs in our region! We are here to help you find them. Check out just a couple below! Davenport NOW Davenport NOW, a city established tax incentive program that launched in July of 2009, provides a rebate for 50% of the City's portion of the taxes for ten years to residents or businesses who build or renovate a home within the City Service area. This rebate is based on the increase in assessed value from construction, and improvements must increase the assessed value of the property by more than $5,000. Davenport NOW was passed to improve economic development, as well as provide more...
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5 Reasons To Use a Realtor
With home prices rising and a lack of inventory, some homeowners may consider trying to sell their home on their own, or For Sale By Owner (FSBO). Keeping Current Matters provides the top five crucial reasons why that may not be such a good idea. Check them out!
- Exposure to prospective buyers
- Most real estate agents have an internet strategy to promote the sale of your home. They also have connections to potential buyers through other agents.
- In our region, ruhlhomes.com is consistently the top website visited over all other regional websites. This means your listing will be viewed by the...
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Who is Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors?
Founded in 1862, Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors is ever-changing, ever-growing, and ever-loyal to our clients. Although we have constantly innovated over our 154 year history, we still hold the same principles to be true. "With our hundred years of service, we here at Ruhl&Ruhl have seen many changes, but our basic principles still remain … quality, integrity and service." – 1962 Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors has changed names, passed on leadership, and added company departments like relocation to better serve our clients. We also continuously offer up-to-date information on our website ruhlhomes.com, which provides information for 10 Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) in the region. Our agents are provided with the most innovative tools in the business, and our clients are the ones who benefit. "Since 1862, we have passed from the horse a...
