Anita Berry - Berry Real Estate Team

09/23/2026

An open house provides a rich opportunity to learn vital information about a home. Here’s how to take advantage of your time inside.

Open houses are a great opportunity to check out a home and ask a lot of questions. Make the most of your touring by paying attention to these important factors. The neighborhood. Take a lap or two through the neighborhood and even the wider community surrounding it before you even set foot in the h...

09/21/2026

Still feeling bruised because your house didn’t sell? Here’s how to learn from your mistakes and relist your home.

When a home languishes on the market, sellers find themselves in a difficult position, asking tough questions. Should we relist it? If so, do we relist with the same agent? Above all else, what can we do differently? It’s difficult to get over the disappointment of an unsold home but owners need t...

09/19/2026

Retirement reality check: Should you preserve your nest egg or pay off your mortgage before you retire? Here are some considerations.

The Baby Boom generation is carrying more mortgage debt into retirement than any generation before it, bucking conventional wisdom that you shouldn’t enter retirement until you’re debt-free. Who’s right? What’s the best path for you? Here are several factors to consider. Losing a tax break. ...

09/18/2026

Going green when it comes to home utilities can pay dividends. Check out these nine ways to conserve resources while saving cash at the same time.

Homeowners in tune with today’s demands to save energy and water will be rewarded for their conservation efforts with cold hard cash in the form of lower utility bills. Take a look what you can do to green up your home and fatten up your wallet. Energy Star. The U. S. Department of Energy has deve...

09/16/2026

As they say in real estate, location is key. Learn how to pick the right lot for the home of your dreams.

One of the first choices homeowners face when building from the ground up is choosing the location of their new house. How exactly do you go about picking a lot on which to build? Let’s examine the process of lot selection, whether you’re building a custom home or a tract home. Tract homes. When...

09/14/2026

There’s a bidding war on your house. Should you grab the highest price and celebrate? Maybe not. Here’s how to choose the actual best offer.

Most home sellers can only dream of a bidding war on their houses. But in a brisk market, sellers with an attractive home in a great location can find themselves entertaining multiple offers. Is the highest offer always the best offer? Not so fast. Do your homework. At the very start, meet with your...

09/12/2026

Have a small home? Make the most of what you've got! Here are five easy steps to combine various room types into one.

With today’s busy schedules, families need their homes to work harder for them. That means some rooms may need to do double duty -- and sometimes even triple duty. Here’s a five-step guide to make sure the rooms in your house mirror your multitasking life. Step 1: Decide function and location. G...

09/11/2026

We honor those lost but not forgotten on September 11, 2001. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/patriot_day

09/09/2026

The home appraiser can make or break the deal on your house. Here’s what you need to know about the process and how it can affect you.

How much is a home worth? That’s the crucial question asked by home buyers and their lenders in a sales transaction. It’s up to a professional real estate appraiser to analyze the property and market data to come up with the market value, which can dramatically change the outcome of a deal. What...

09/07/2026

With hard work comes great satisfaction. Enjoy your Labor Day! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/labor_day