Shawna Woodward

I can hardly believe that it’s December! Can you believe the whole year is behind us and 2023 is practically here? While you are wrapping up all those holiday gift packages, I thought now would be a great time to give you some pointers and tips on the best way you can present your home for sale. Here are a few of my go-to pointers for helping sellers stage their homes to highlight all the best features you have, and the best news for you is that these are all

Today is the day everyone will be hunting the best deals – so where can you save the most money when you are buying a home? Here are the three top places to get some really good deals at the lowest prices around! While these resources are available to the public, please know that I recommend you have a licensed realtor assist you in the event you want to pursue what you see listed. Generally, there is no fee for a buyer who is using a realtor when a home

In the future, you may find yourself with an investment property. I have clients who did not necessarily purchase a home as an investment property but ended up keeping it as one. One of my clients was in the military, and when he got stationed at Fort Gordon they purchased a home. Three years later the husband was re-stationed and instead of selling the house, they turned it into a rental property. Suddenly, they were property managers with the daunting task of finding a tenant. Let’s face it, just like

One of Warren Buffet’s famous quotes goes like this: “I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful.” I am going to give you hope in this market by applying that quote to the housing market correction we are currently seeing. For the past decade, we have seen properties in our area appreciate, and they exponentially appreciated starting in 2019. Ever since then, the question was not “Will there be a market correction?,” the question was

It’s official, we have entered the “Holiday Season!” I, for one, am thoroughly enjoying the Backstreet Boys’ new holiday album that dropped in October. I feel like I’m always trying to find new Christmas music that I like. Download “A Very Backstreet Christmas” and let me know if you like it. Speaking of something new, how about a new or new-to-you house!! I wanted to share three advantages of buying or selling during the holiday season. Let’s start with the one that I think is a huge advantage that no

One of the golden rules in Real Estate is, “Location, location, location!” When my clients are searching for a home, my first question is always, “Where?” It could be for a particular school zone, close to their work, or just convenience to shopping and restaurants. Today, I have a list of neighborhoods that are located within walking distance of restaurants. Nowadays, many people have golf carts that they can zip around on, but if you’re lacking a pimped-out buggy, don’t worry! You can still walk to these restaurants and, honestly,

At the beginning of 2022, we saw an unprecedented housing market. Demand was high, interest rates were close to an all-time low, and prices had skyrocketed. Now, at the end of October, we see that interest rates have doubled but the prices remain high. This has removed many buyers from the housing market. Now that the interest rates are up to 7%, an assumable loan with a lower interest rate looks enticing and could benefit buyers and sellers alike. However, I don’t know if they will make that great of

I was thinking recently about how high our prices have gone up and decided to do a little research on where we stand nationwide with our values. Historically, we have been one of the most affordable places to live and I wondered if that is still the case. This led me to my first thought, how much is the most expensive home in the United States? No surprise, it is a mansion in Los Angeles and has been referred to as “The One.” It sold for $295 million. You can

There is no doubt in my mind that the internet is the single most revolutionary technology we have adopted in our modern society. Every other innovation since has been built off this highway of information. It has connected us directly to our neighbors and drastically changed the way we interact with others. This information we can grasp instantaneously has also warped our perception of time. Everything now has to be available on demand. If you haven’t been in the real estate market for a while, you may find this shocking,

This week, I decided to tackle the three top googled questions regarding real estate for you. I was planning to do the questions from 2022, but they are all pretty much the daily question that everyone wants an answer to “When is the housing market going to crash?” I am over this question, so let’s go with the Top 3 from 2021! According to propertywire.com, these are three of the most commonly googled property questions, found using google data from 2021. 1. Can you sell a property after probate? This