Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Your Home

Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Your Home

So, you’re thinking about selling your home? Congratulations! Since inventory is low, homes are selling quickly and for outstanding prices. But, selling a home is a process and in order…

10 Ways to Impress Potential Buyers

10 Ways to Impress Potential Buyers

First Impressions Count!You may not be able to tell a book by its cover, but you’ll likely pay more for a book if the cover is charming and attractive! If your…

The Cost of Waiting to Buy a Home

The Cost of Waiting to Buy a Home

“I’m just going to wait to buy a house until the prices come back down.” We’re hearing this often, but it’s not safe to assume that home prices will fall…

Improvements You Shouldn’t Make if You’re Planning to Sell

Improvements You Shouldn’t Make if You’re Planning to Sell

We love a good DIY project, but don’t hurt your selling potential by making a home “improvement” that could actually lower your home value. It seems counterintuitive, you’d think making…

Paint Colors That Sell - And Ones That Don’t

Paint Colors That Sell - And Ones That Don’t

When planning to sell your home, paint colors play a bigger part than you may realize. Colors affect moods, feelings, and impressions of a space as well as the people…

Helping Your California Yard Beat the Heat

Helping Your California Yard Beat the Heat

Late summer is upon us, and for most of Southern California, that means more sun and heat while other parts of the country begin to feel autumn creeping up. On…

Are More Foreclosures Around The Corner?

Are More Foreclosures Around The Corner?

Many homeowners and potential buyers have expressed concern that with forbearance plans about to come to an end, more foreclosures may be around the corner. They wonder if we'll be…

6 Reasons to Reduce the Price of A Home

6 Reasons to Reduce the Price of A Home

Even in a strong seller's market, not every home sells and sometimes the price is the culprit. Yes, there are record-breaking prices in many neighborhoods, but that doesn't necessarily mean…

Take A Walk In Rose Park

Take A Walk In Rose Park

It's easy to see why Rose Park has grown in popularity. Even though it's in an urban setting, it maintains its welcoming and friendly "small-town" feel. Named by This Old House…

Best Ice Cream Spots in Long Beach

Best Ice Cream Spots in Long Beach

If you're an ice cream lover, you've come to the right place! Happy National Ice Cream Day from all of us here at the Shannon Jones Team.  There are some…