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I have been doing a lot of reading lately about the increase in the percentage of millennials (the largest generation of potential purchasers in...

A question that my subscribers have asked lately is, should they prepay their mortgage, eg. make extra principal payments every other month? As an example,...

I have received a number of calls over the last month from my subscribers about the process of financing the purchase of their home,...

Periodically, I traverse our long island roads and head to Lowes, Home Depot, Consumers, Ikea, and furniture stores, like Raymour and Flanigan, Seigermans (where...

Well, we experienced another interest rate increase the other week, which is not helpful to the purchasers and not really helpful to the sellers...

Boy was it hot this past week! However, it’s an excellent time to check your lawn, trees and shrubs as to their condition. If they...

Now that the summer is passing by your rear view mirror, have you figured out your plan to sell, invest, purchase or rent this...

There are homeowners as well as condo and co-op unit owners that have resided in their residences for over 20 or more years and...

Over the last few years, I have handled numerous situations where a couple with and without children were going through a divorce. It was a...

Some readers have suggested I write an article on things to do and preventive maintenance jobs on the outside of their homes. These items will...

Currently, we have approximately three and a half months of inventory, a historically low amount, based on a normal availability of seven to eight...

Everyone that owns their home always wants the value of their place to increase, but time does that automatically, as history has shown over...