What Expenses Are Deductible When Selling a House Do you know what expenses can be deducted from capital gains tax? One of the questions I am asked now and then by homeowners is, "what are the home-selling tax deductions I can take." Selling your home is a big step, pe...

Getting comfortable on camera isn't as complicated as it feels. Past the awkwardness and editing, it's easy to develop high quality real estate videos. How Real Estate Agents Get Comfortable on Camera is just one of many great real estate strategies on The Spark

The Best Signs It May Be Time to Move Is it time to move? Are there any signs of moving on from your current home? Recent surveys indicate that homeowners move to new homes around once every decade. For some people, that may sound like quite a long time. For others, it...

Experts say the job market is softening amid a series of high-profile layoffs, but experts say the labor headaches still aren't going away for employers - and some areas have it worse than others. Here's why.

Benefits of Owning a Home For Taxes Do you know the tax benefits of owning a home? Over my three decades of selling real estate, many renters have asked me this question. It has long been understood that there are considerable financial benefits to owning a home. After...

Disputing Low Appraisal Values Are you wondering how to appeal an appraisal? An appraisal appeal is not all that uncommon in real estate. Real Estate appraisers don't always see eye to eye on what a buyer and seller feel a property is worth. Unfortunately, the appraisa...

Despite a much cooler housing market, a higher percentage of people looking to buy a home in the fourth quarter were seeking to purchase outside of their metro area, suggesting relocation trends remain strong nearly three years after the pandemic's onset.