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Kristy Slater - How to Stage Your Home in the Summer - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

Staging Your House for a Summer Sale

July 26, 2024 jayizso Podcast

With more homes on the market right now, making sure that your home stands out is an absolute must. So how do you “stage” your house in the summer months? What should you do to add little nuances that may make your home the bigger winner when it comes to winning the buyer over? In this episode of Real Estate Right Now we are joined by the return of Kristy Slater of Show Homes of Raleigh joins us to give us her staging insights. By the way even if your home is not going on the market, her ideas make your home more inviting even if your having a summer[…]

MIchael McCarthy - Yardology Landscaping Services- What to do about your yard in the hot summer - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

How to Treat Your Grass in the Heat of the Summer

July 24, 2024 jayizso Grass Care, Landscaping, Podcast

To say we have been going through a heat wave is an understatement. Temperatures have climbed into the triple digits. Let’s face it…It’s hot! While you and I can escape the heat by going into the airconditioned house, what about your lawn, trees, and shrubs? Is there something you can do to help protect your lawn and plants? What options are available? And what are the dos and don’ts in the summer when it is this hot? Well on this episode of Real Estate Right Now Michael McCarthy with Yardology Landscaping joins us to help you keep your yard and plants from becoming extinct due to the heat. Yardology is[…]

Remediating Mold, Lead, Asbestos and More!

July 11, 2024 jayizso Asbestos, Gas Tank Removal, Lead Paint, Mold Remediation, Popcorn Ceilings

At some point we are going to deal with mold. It is a given if you live or have a business anywhere, but especially in the Southern Atlantic States. But often times we purchase older homes and commercial buildings that we have plans to renovate only to realize that we may have issues of not only mold, but perhaps lead, asbestos, or something else. How is this remediation handled? Is there a right way and a wrong way to handle these remediations? And are there other things we should consider as well. In this episode of Real Estate Right Now Owner and President of Carolinas Environmental, LLC Paul Oxendine[…]

Expert Advice in Moving from A Moving Expert

July 1, 2024 jayizso Moving, Podcast

When you are selling or buying a home there is also the thought of how you are going to move your belongings from one place to another. Even the most seasoned buyer or seller will tell you that moving their possessions are not the easiest of the most fun. And then there are considerations about how long the move will be. It might be one thing if you are moving across town, but what if you are moving across the state or the country? And what about children? What should you consider when it comes to moving them? And what about preparation? What are your options? It is these questions[…]

Leigh Brown - The Impact of the NAR Settlement on You and How Real Estate is Done - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

How the NAR Settlement Will Affect You – Leigh Brown 2023 NC Association of Realtors President

June 21, 2024 jayizso NAR Lawsuit, NAR Settlement, National Association of Realtors Settlement, Podcast

When it comes to changes to the way residential real estate will be conducted in the not too distant future. Things are moving very quickly. Already in the state of North Carolina, as in many states we are seeing changes to the forms that will be used for both buyers and sellers. What is more there also appears to be some additional complications that will possibly come out of these changes. To help us gain some clarity of what is coming and what may come, 2023 President of the North Carolina Association of Realtors, Leigh Brown joined us in studio to talk about how the NAR settlement is going to[…]

Jimmy Vena - Building, Renovations, Additions, and More - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

Insights on Building, Renovations, and Additions

June 18, 2024 jayizso additions, building, construction, Podcast, renovations

What can a general contractor/builder tell you about building? A whole lot. Things that you probably are not thinking about. And when it comes residential homes or commercial properties the things you should know about building are vast. And what about renovations? What are the most common? Are they worth it? How about building an Addition? Should you do it? Should you wait? What does a GC/builder say? Have you thought about building at the beach? Is it the same as building anywhere else? Things that you should know. Well in this episode of Real Estate Right Now we are joined by Founder, Owner, and President of RCC-Carolina, Inc-JCV Construction[…]

Kim Crump - How the NAR Settlement May Affect You - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

How Buying a Home May Change after the NAR Settlement

June 6, 2024 jayizso Home Buyers, NAR Lawsuit, NAR Settlement, Podcast

If you are in the market to buy or sell a home hopefully you have been keeping an eye on the NAR settlement. Many people believe that the settlement will only affect real estate professionals, but that simply is not true. In fact, when the dust settles from the settlement (pun intended) buyers may find that they will be paying out of pocket costs that they simply did not have to pay before. In this episode of Real Estate Right Now, Senior Listing and Buyers Expert Kim Crump with Linda Craft Team REALTORS joins us again to help us understand how borrowing money may change as a result of the[…]

Tony Fink - What are Generational Homes and What is There Appeal - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

What is Multi-Generational Housing?

May 30, 2024 jayizso in-law suite, multi-generational home, Podcast

I remember growing up my aunt and uncle had a multi-story home where my aunt’s parents also lived. I guess you could say it was a multi-generational home. Today however, multi-generational homes are actually a class of homes that are being built for this generation. A number of years ago you may have heard of the phrase the “in-law suite”, but today they are actually building at times separate residence for that parent who wants some independence, but at the same time desires to be near the family. In this episode of Real Estate Right Now Tony Fink, Linda Craft Team Realtors senior Listing expert talks about generational homes from[…]

Chris Coy - Real Estate Mortgage Update 2024 - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

Mortgage Update May 2024

May 23, 2024 jayizso Mortgage Predictions, Mortgage Update, Podcast

If you talk to anyone about real estate, it is inevitable that the conversation will come around to interest rates. And Interest rates have not moved much in the past few months. If anything they seem to have increased. We are nearly half way through May of 2024. Interest rates have been the talk of the country. What should you know as we head into summer of 2024? The state of the mortgage industry has been a little crazy to say the least. The rates have stayed high relative to the 3% interest rates we knew just a couple of years ago. Well to answer all these questions and more,[…]

Viewer and Listener Questions Part 2

May 23, 2024 jayizso Listener Questions, Podcast

Thanks to our awesome viewers and listeners they provided us with some really great questions to do an entire second show. Thank you we truly are grateful. On this episode of Real Estate Right Now, Senior Selling and Buyers Real Estate Expert Steve Kruger joins us again to talk about a couple of questions that you think about but have not asked. One of those questions is about a pool and a pool house. Pretty relevant summer questions. Join us right here for the show. It promises to be a real estate eye opener! Linda Craft Team, Realtors for more than 39 years their customers call their customer service “legendary”. Linda[…]