Spring Garden Tips

Spring fever got you dreaming of lush gardens and sunshine? Take a look at these four steps to planting a perfect spring garden.   Invest in your soil To get the dirt on your dirt, perform a soil test with your local agricultural extension office. This will tell you everything you need to know about

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The Housing Market is Ready to Spring Ahead

Housing Market Looks Ready to Spring Forward!   Just like our clocks this weekend in the majority of the country, the housing market will soon “spring forward!” Similar to tension in a spring, the lack of inventory available for sale in the market right now is what is holding back the market.   Many potential

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How Long are Homeowners Staying in Their Homes?

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) keeps historical data on many aspects of homeownership. One of the data points that has changed dramatically is the median tenure of a family in a home. As the graph below shows, for over twenty years (1985-2008), the median tenure averaged exactly six years. However, since 2008, that average

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