Downsizing for Seniors: 7 Tips for Relocating

Senior Downsizing Service Tips Relocating from your Family home? The thought of moving is overwhelming enough. When you combine moving with downsizing, it can feel like a mountain of work and complex. Where do you start? What if you forget something? Are you emotionally tied? Above all, to help you work through some of the […]
Home Features That Buyers Are Looking For Right Now

If you’re thinking of selling your home you probably know how important it is that your home is in tip-top shape. To get started think and consider home features that buyers are looking for right now. Here are 7 features that buyers are looking for right now. Outdoor Space Right now, the outside of your […]
A home’s “deal breaker” can attract the perfect buyer

Are you prepared to see your home in a whole new light? Seeing your home’s deal-breaker in a whole new light means through the buyer’s lens. Taking off the rose-colored eyeglasses and seeing a homes deal breaker. All homes have deal-breakers. Accept that your home is no different. Understandably it’s your home, you are very […]
Is Selling Your Home Right Now a Mistake?

Ask any real estate agent how the market is and you’re almost sure to get the same answer: “Great!” Even if the market is great, is selling your home right now a mistake? Many real estate agents will tell you that NOW is the right time to sell. They can’t know that without knowing the […]
Are you being fully represented?

Client vs customer: Know the difference? Who is looking out for me? January 21, 2023 Do brokerages owe clients a higher level of service and obligation than they do customers? At the Hillis group, when we first meet a new client, a big part of our communications is about agency relationships. And what each means. […]
Virtual Home Selling & Buying Option

Another Way to Do Real Estate. If you need to buy or sell a home during these uncertain times, you’re going to need a plan and it best is digital! Virtual home selling and buying is a program to sell your home without having to do a lot of “in-person” visits. It is becoming one […]
5 Things Every First-Time Seller Needs To Know

First-Time Seller “Setbacks” (and How To Prepare For Them) Think back to when you bought your current home? There were things that happened during the transaction that sent you into a panic. But ended up being a totally normal part of the process of buying a house. In hindsight, you can probably even laugh at […]
10 Ways to Give to Charity

Clearing Clutter for Charity Are you thinking of selling your home? Here are 10 ways to give to charity. The number one thing we recommend to our clients is to “declutter“. We all have collections, whether stacks of books, our children’s old sports equipment kitchen odds and ends of dishes, glasses, cutlery. Also, furniture is […]
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6 Realities About Real Estate Right Now

Think back. Way way back to March 2020 when we were all just learning about COVID. Back then, the current 6 realities about real estate right now did not exist. We were more concerned that the real estate market would crash. The uncertainty made it difficult to predict and even imagine what would happen to […]