Our Blog Pre-qualification vs. Pre-approval When you’re buying a home, you do everything you can to stand out from your competition. One way to stand out in a crowd is by getting pre-qualified and pre-approved for a mortgage. You may have heard about both of … Read More Tags: pre-approval, pre-qualification Categories: Community, First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Real Estate News The “Good Enough” Home May Be Just Perfect Constructed from inspirational Instagram feeds and reality TV, the dream home floats in the imagination like a castle in the sky but dissolves in the rain of hard numbers. Chasing the dream can lure buyers to overextend themselves financially. On … Read More Tags: first time home buyer, Home Ownership Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Shorewest News, Shorewest Tips How One-Stop Shopping Makes Home Buying Easier Buying a home can be a stressful and challenging time for many. In addition to finding a home and making an offer, there are a variety of components involved in completing a deal. Did you know that 96% of consumers … Read More Tags: first time home owner, Heritage Title Services, Home Buying, One Stop Shop, Real Estate, shorewest insurance, Shorewest Realtors, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation, wisconsin real estate Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Quarterly Newsletter, Real Estate Tips, Shorewest News A Great Time to Be in Milwaukee Milwaukee has a reputation for being more affordable than other big cities in the country, and a recent cost of living analysis reflects that. Move.org recently analyzed data from the 75 largest cities in the United States to see which … Read More Tags: Midwest, Milwaukee Categories: Community, Community Feature, Community Round Up, First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, Neighborhoods, Real Estate News First Time Home Buyer Programs First-Time Home Buyer Programs Homeownership has a lot of benefits, but it also comes with a few significant barriers to entry that first-time home buyers might not be prepared for. With many confusing terms and such large sums of money … Read More Tags: first time home buyer, first time home owner Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Real Estate Tips, Shorewest Tips Wisconsin County-by-County Real Estate Data Snapshot, 2nd Quarter Tags: Brown County, Dodge County, Jefferson County, Kenosha County, milwaukee county, Ozaukee County, Racine County, rock county, Sheboygan County, Walworth County, Washington County, Waukesha County Categories: Community, First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Neighborhoods, Quarterly Newsletter, Real Estate News, Shorewest News New Pledged-Asset Program Helps First-Time Homebuyers and Move-Up Buyers Securing a large, enough down payment for your first home or one of significant value can be challenging for many people. Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation’s new Pledged-Asset Program can make your home dream come true. The program allows a buyer to … Read More Tags: first time home buyer, Homeowner, Mortgage Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, Mortgage, Real Estate News, Shorewest Tips End of Summer Home Maintenance Ideas for Your Home Shorter days, cooler nights and back-to-school sales mean summer is quickly ending. Before Fall hits, here are some things to do to prepare for the cooler weather to come. Inspect the exterior – The summer heat can wreak havoc on … Read More Tags: Back to School, fall, fall home maintenance Categories: DIY, First Time Home Buyers, Homeowner, How to State of the Market – September 2019 A letter from Joseph A. Horning, President of Shorewest, REALTORS® Today there is a lot of noise and mixed messages about the housing market. Is it a buyer’s or a seller’s market? Are we on the verge of a slow … Read More Tags: agent, Associate, Buyers, Home, House, Housing Market, inventory, Joe Horning, President, REALTOR, Sellers, Shorewest Realtors Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Home Selling, Homeowner, Mortgage, Neighborhoods, Quarterly Newsletter, Real Estate News, Shorewest News Moving into a New Home? Wait to Do This Step! Congratulations! The closing has been finalized and you are a new homeowner! When strategizing what to do first, many new homeowners take advantage of the empty space and paint the walls before they ever move in. However, one designer says … Read More Tags: advice, Buying a New Home, Home, Home Buyer, Homeowner, House, How-To, Moving, New Home, Painting, Shorewest Realtors, Tips Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Home Improvement, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips Page 4 of 19‹ Previous12345678Next ›Last »