Anna Maria De Leonardo, P.A.

07/30/2026

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07/29/2026

How to Balance Location, Layout, and Long-Term Needs
Almost every home search eventually hits the same wall. You find a layout you love in a neighborhood you're not totally sold on, or the location is right, but the floor plan needs more work than you expected when you walked in.
There's rarely a house-hunting scenario where all three of these line up...

Location, layout, and long-term needs rarely point in the same direction when you're house hunting. Here's how to weigh those tradeoffs before you make an offer.

07/24/2026

How to Use Landscaping to Create More Privacy at Home
Privacy doesn't require a 10-foot wall or blackout curtains over every window. Most of the time it comes down to picking the right plants, structures, and placement, and doing it in roughly the right order. Get the order wrong, and the yard ends up pretty in photos, but useless for the window that's...

07/22/2026

How to Think Through Your Must-Haves Before Touring Homes
Most buyers walk into their first showing without much of a plan, and it shows. They fall for a good paint job, then second-guess everything by the third house. Twenty minutes of planning fixes most of that, but many neglect it.
Start With What You Actually Need
Before you book a single showing, split...

Before your first showing, be clear on what you actually need. Here's how to build a must-have list that keeps your home search focused and realistic from the start.

07/17/2026

How to Keep Your Home Comfortable During the Hottest Weeks of Summer
There's always a stretch of summer when the house just feels warmer than usual. The air conditioner runs longer. Sunny rooms heat up faster. Even the kitchen can feel stuffy after dinner.
The good news is that comfort doesn't always come from one big fix. A few smaller changes can help your home hold...

07/15/2026

What Summer Weather Can Reveal About a Home
Summer tends to be honest. A house can look perfectly fine during a mild spring showing. Then July heat rolls in, the afternoon sun hits the windows, a storm blows through, or the basement starts to feel damp. Suddenly, you're seeing things that weren't obvious a few months earlier.
That doesn't mean...

Summer weather can make a home's strengths and weak spots easier to spot. Here's what buyers should notice during warm-weather showings.

07/10/2026

Small Changes That Help a Home Feel Brighter and More Spacious
Most sellers focus on the big things before listing: the kitchen, the bathrooms, the front landscaping. That makes sense. Those are the updates people talk about, the items that show up in inspection reports, and the parts of the home that feel worth worrying over.
But smaller issues can quietly drag...

Small updates to lighting, mirrors, and color can make your home feel noticeably brighter and more open. No major renovation required, and no big budget either.

07/08/2026

The Final Walkthrough: A Buyer's Last Look Before Closing
Most buyers are ready to be done by the time the final walkthrough arrives. Closing is close, the boxes are packed, and nobody wants to find a problem at the last minute.
Still, this is not the time to rush.
The final walkthrough is one of your last chances to speak up before the home officially becomes...

The final walkthrough is your last chance to protect your investment before closing. Here's what to check and why it matters more than buyers expect.

07/03/2026

Easy Exterior Updates That Improve Curb Appeal
By the time a buyer walks up to your front door, they've already made up their mind about a lot. Agents see it happen constantly. A showing that felt promising on paper turns lukewarm before anyone steps inside because something about the exterior didn't sit right. That's not buyers being unfair. It...

07/01/2026

Signs a Home Will Hold Its Value Over Time
A kitchen renovation can make a home sell faster, but it won't necessarily make it worth more 10 years from now. The factors that actually drive long-term value tend to be less photogenic than a renovated kitchen. Things like lot size, location, and the condition of systems behind the walls are what...

Some homes hold their value through soft markets and shifting tastes. Here's what to look for in a property that's built to last.