Philip A Raices

Philip A Raices

312 Articles

Business & Real Estate: Summer maintenance for your home

Some readers have suggested I write an article on things to do and preventive maintenance jobs on the outside of

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Column: Downsizing to allow children to own home

Multigenerational homes are coming back in a big way! I the 1950’s, about 21 percent, or 32.2 million Americans shared

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Column: Should empty nesters remodel or move?

Well, the last one is in college, on their first job or they’ve moved out a few years ago. Now

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Column: A day in the life of a real estate broker

Many times there is a misconception and misunderstanding as to what a broker does on a day to day and

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Column: What type of mortgage should I apply for?

You are now searching for a place to call home. There is so much to think about as you are

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Column: Making a decision on where to live

Over several weeks, I have had a few calls from people who live out of state asking various questions about

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Column: Preparing your home for the fall

Well it’s that time of year, that we should be thinking about what can be done on the outside of

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Column: Are retirement communities right for you or not?

Somewhere along the line people retire and either stay in place for the balance of their lives or move permanently

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Column: To sell now or in the spring?

I have had a multitude of homeowners inquiring about whether to put their homes, condos and co-ops on the market

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Reasons for millennials to buy a home

Millennials (or Gen Y) born 1980-1995 are currently the fastest and most aggressive group who are purchasing their first homes,

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Business & Real Estate: How hurricane-proof is your home?

What the weather has shown us on the news the last two weeks has been absolutely devastating to people and

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Business & Real Estate: Picking a realtor to sell your home

You are clearing out the clutter, painting, fixing and sprucing up that wonderful and memorable home you have lived in

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Business & Real Estate: Flexibility needed in picking home

It’s quite amazing, the number of purchasers that are looking for a new place to live or even those that

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Business & Real Estate: Pros can help stage home for sale

You are now considering putting your home up for sale and are clearing out the clutter and throwing out those

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Business & Real Estate: Why there is a shortage of housing?

First, I want to correct information I presented in my column on July 28.  It is more economical to purchase

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