Do you ever feel weighed down in your pursuit of a good life? From childhood, our culture trains us to see a world of scarce opportunities in which we must be the first, fastest, and best. We are also trained from childhood to value our individ...
We can definitely help with any real estate needs you have, including exploring your options out of state. Finding a solid professional in an area that’s unfamiliar is daunting, and there’s nothing worse than finding a random person on the ...
Generally, advertisements from individuals or businesses that will pay cash for your house are from investors who are looking to buy real estate at a discount so that they can make a profit. There are certainly situations where people need cash...
We are now a cat family! The kittens, Thalia and Claire, joined us last week. Thalia is the striped one, and Claire is the black one. The kids are thrilled to finally have the cats that we promised them at Christmas. The kittens are acclimating...
Big news! The Hanson family is growing! Our new baby girl is due in the middle of September, and we’re so excited. Evangeline, our current youngest, is especially excited that she gets the chance to be a big sister like the rest of her sister...
07/08/22 - Caleb Hanson
Different groups will experience climbing interest rates differently. Per Macrotrends, the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed loan for a home purchase rose from a low of 2.67% in December of 2020 to 5.7% in Jun...
03/23/22
With such intense increases in home prices across the country since 2011, it’s natural to feel like current home prices are unbelievably high. Surprisingly, a longer-term perspective suggests that today’s home prices aren’t qu...
Many people have low assessed values because they bought homes a long time ago, and under California Proposition 13, their assessed value cannot rise more than 2% per year even if the actual value rises faster. Especially for seniors on a fixed...
Our two youngest kids have been exercising their ingenuity quite a bit lately. They took our hammock and mounted it inside the climbing dome so they could relax in the sun while doing their math. Elena also built an impressive house out of magn...
Our mission is helping people move with confidence to the best home for their best life. This requires clearly defining your best life. Whether or not you should buy a home right now depends most on what’s happening in your life right now and...