6 Tips to Consider When Buying Your First Home

6 Tips to Consider When Buying Your First Home

As an engaged or new married couple, you might be at the point that buying a home is the next step to building your family nest egg. If you are a first time home buyer there are a few things to consider when buying your first home. Understanding your living arrangements and how you and your spouse will live in your first home will be important.

For instance how many bedrooms do you need? Is a bedroom turned office important? Are you planning on children soon after getting married? Keeping in mind the number of rooms and what types of rooms are important to you can help with finding the first home that works for you. Read More


Innovations in Urban Architecture – Making Use of Small Spaces

Urban ArchitectureGuest Blogger: Monica Gomez

As the world’s population continues to grow, the amount of space available for building home and office space is naturally set to decline. However, with a lot of imagination and a little bit of skill, we can see this not as a disadvantage, but rather as an opportunity to creatively design small, energy efficient yet comfortable housing and office space.

Getting Creative

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What Home is Right For You?

This infographic from First Real Estate helps us understand what home is right for you. It gives some pointers on what might be the best home for you, a townhouse, a single family home, or a condo. It recognizes decision criteria like maintenance time and costs. If you have pets, you will need to determine which property is best for you and your pet. Read More


6 Considerations When Buying a Home

Buying a Home

There some obvious things to consider when buying a new home like price, size and room quantities to support your family.  However, some other considerations come to mind that may not always be top of mind when considering a new home.  Read More