Five Reasons Buying Beats Renting

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Conventional wisdom used to state that buying a home is always a great investment. But after the housing crisis, many people who saw their equity sliced in half began questioning this logic. That’s unfortunate. Many renters were afraid to go buy a home for fear of either losing that home or having the value decrease when it comes [...]

Five Overlooked Ways to Prepare Your Home for Sale

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Congratulations! You’ve decided to list your home on the market. You know it’s a well-cared-for house and you feel confident you’ll be able to sell it for asking price. Well, maybe “confident” isn’t the right word. You hope you’ll be able to get your asking price, but you wouldn’t mind having an extra push to help [...]

Seven Tips for Home Improvement

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Nevada County residents like to improve their home to fit their needs, but renovations can be two fold. They can improve the quality of life in the home and also raise the value of the home. However, that doesn't mean you should go in and start renovation portions of your home with no plan. Start [...]

Pets for Adoption in July

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At Coldwell Banker,  we strongly believe that pets help make a house a home. As demonstrated by our latest campaign, we also believe in adopting your next best friend from a local shelter. You may not know this, but Coldwell Banker Grass Roots Realty works with local animal shelters to promote pets that are available for [...]

How to Choose the Right Real Estate Agent

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It can be a challenge to find the right real estate agent. In areas like Nevada County, there are so many different companies and agents to choose from. How do you know if you’ve found the right one? What qualities should you look for when selecting an agent? We’ve put together the ultimate list of 7 [...]

Four Easy Ways to Stage Your Home to Make it More Attractive to Buyers

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So you’re ready to sell your home – but is your home ready? It doesn't have to look like the homes in the magazines, but it should look nice enough to be featured all over the Internet. These quick and easy steps to stage your home are inexpensive, but will really stand out to buyers [...]

How to Make Your Move Less Stressful

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From horror stories of lost, stolen, and broken items to surprise charges tacked on to an already high bill, moving is not for the faint of heart. It's hard on everyone, and something that makes you question why you even decided to move in the first place. But moving doesn't have to be difficult. If [...]

Five Simple Home Improvements to Increase the Value of Your Home

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No one wants to spend a fortune when it comes to selling a home, especially if you are buying another home. You want to just sell it as is, but you may want to spruce up a few areas to make your property more appealing to potential buyers. When it comes to upgrades, remember to [...]

Questions a Buyer May Ask at an Open House

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An open house is one of the greatest opportunities home buyers have to look around, visualize themselves living in the house and, most importantly, ask questions about the property. Sometimes they come with their agent, ready to put an offer in on a home that they love. Others come alone, trying to get an idea [...]

Tops for June 2017

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Congratulations to our Tops for June! Our top producing, selling, and listing team is the Congdon Group. Our top producing agent is Greg Sharp, our top listing agent is Charlie Brock, and the top selling agents are Charlie Brock and Lore Reynolds Hamilton. Thank you all for all of your hard work!

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