Market Update Articles

Home Buying 101: The First Step in Buying a Home Should Be This

Best Lakeland Realtor | DRJ Real Estate Ready to Buy a House? This Lakeland Realtor Recommends You Do This FIRST Before You Start Looking! The...

Top-3 Things Every Buyer Should Know

Polk County Realtor-DRJ Real Estate An Educated Buyer Has Leverage! Be Prepared Before You Start Your Home Search with These 3 Tips Buying a home is...

How the Housing Market Will Change in 2021

The past year and half has been a wild ride for most people. The far-reaching effects of the pandemic have been felt on almost every level. In real...

How to Make a Winning Offer in a Seller’s Market

The homebuying process can be tough enough as it is, let alone trying to buy a home in the current seller’s market. What is a seller’s market? A...

Why You Should Hire an Agent When Buying New Construction Homes

Recently, I was asked if I would rather buy a new construction home or an existing, older home and I replied, “Honestly, that depends on a lot of...

How to Budget for Purchasing a Home

How exciting is the thought of buying a house! Perhaps it is even your first house. You may be envisioning your ideal home, the perfect yard, a...

Attending an Open House as an Unrepresented Buyer

When you are in the market to buy a house, it seems like everywhere you look there is an “Open House” sign practically calling you by name to come...

The Home Buying Process

So, you've finally decided to purchase your first house. Congratulations! It truly is an exciting adventure; however, it can also seem complicated...

How to Prepare Your Home to Sell

If you have been thinking of selling your home for some time now and are finally ready to take the steps to prepare your home to sell, then here are...