Sharon Kessler, Real Estate Agent Equity Northwest Real Estate

04/11/2026

04/04/2026

I am here and ready to talk home buying with you. Don't forget to sign up to win the Easter Basket. 1310 Galant Lane Meridian, Id.

04/04/2026

It is a great day to look at Houses! The weather may affect your other plans, buy rain or shine I will be here. Don't forget to stop at 1310 N Gallant Lane in Meridian. This centrally located in the heart of Meridian townhouse has 3-bedroom, 3 bath and so many upgrades. Open Saturday April 11 from 1-4 pm. Come with all your home buying questions.
Offered by Pipkin & Associates

12/04/2025

Americans are getting back to work after a long, bleak recession. While unemployment rates have fallen in many cities across the nation, however, in a dozen or so states they have actually gone up. Despite an increasingly healthy economy, if you work for someone else there is no guarantee that you w...

11/27/2025

While it’s easy to imagine that the mortgage process involves only yourself and the guy or gal behind the desk that takes your application, there are many people involved, each with his or her own duties. So, just who has their finger in your mortgage pie and why?

11/20/2025

The most important step in the home buying process, if you aren’t paying cash, is securing a loan. You’ll need to shop for a lender, compare loan products and get that all-important loan preapproval letter.

11/13/2025

Not too terribly long ago finding a loan for a manufactured home was a nightmare. Many lenders simply refused to lend on them. Today, however, with the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insuring loans for manufactured homes, financing has become a lot easier.

11/06/2025

Mortgage: While the common English translation – a huge chunk of money going out the door every month –strikes fear in every American homeowner, just think how the French must feel.

10/30/2025

When the only thing standing between you and that house you’ve fallen in love with is a “yes” or “no” from a lender, it’s devastating when your application for a loan is rejected.

10/23/2025

The disadvantages of buying fixer-uppers are obvious: they take time and money to make them livable. The advantages, while not as obvious, may just outweigh the disadvantages for certain buyers or in certain types of markets.

10/16/2025

PMI is one of those things in life that is both a curse and a blessing. Without it, cash-poor homebuyers can’t get a loan. With it, your payments are higher, it takes a long time to get rid of (with some loans it never goes away) and it only protects the lender.

10/09/2025

Are you shut out of the housing market if you don’t have a huge chunk of cash to give the lender for a down payment? Believe it or not, zero to low down payment mortgages are still available and there are ways you can get into that home with little cash out of your pocket.