Shopping Around for a Lender Could Save Homebuyers Up to $44K. Here’s How

When you’re buying a home in Cedar Rapids, one of the smartest moves you can make is shopping around for a lender.  Many buyers assume rates are the same everywhere, but they aren’t. A recent Realtor.com® analysis of nearly two million loans found that borrowers who compared multiple lenders saved a

When Good Houses Go Bad: 3 Reasons Homes “Die” on the Market

Some listings rise fast and sell in days. Others end up in the graveyard of forgotten homes, buried under price cuts and low traffic.  If your home in Cedar Rapids has gone cold this fall, it’s not cursed. It’s just out of sync with the market. Realtor.com recently reported a 47% surge in delistings

7 Scariest Things Buyers Notice During a Showing

You don’t need flickering lights or a haunted history to give buyers the creeps. Sometimes it’s the cat litter smell, the cluttered countertops, or the door that mysteriously won’t open. According to a new  Real Estate Witch survey, more than half of Americans (52%) say they’d buy a haunted house if

11 Spooky Real Estate Myths that Need to Die

Every October, haunted houses aren’t the only things scaring people. Real estate myths have been creeping through social media and open houses for years, and some of them just won’t die.  Let’s put a few of these to rest. Below, I’m separating fact from fiction on some of the most common myths I hea