Posts from October 2020

While I think many people are already firm in their decision on who they are voting for, especially given the record number of early voters, absentee ballots and mail-in ballots this year, you may still on the fence. These two candidates have drastic contrasts to how they will impact real estate if elected. To help you understand differences and make a decision not just with your heart but with your mind as well, here is a quick cheat sheet with the differences between President Trump and Joe Biden.

JOE BIDEN ON REAL ESTATE
If you are investing in real estate, both in terms of your own home or investment opportunities, Joe Biden has proposed some radical policies. Along with his ideas to implement to the fullest extent the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) mandate, which we have explored in previous weeks, is the plan to support first-time homebuyers by providing a tax credit up to $15,000, while also offering down payment assistance for service workers. He wou...

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Canfield, OH (October 20, 2020) – Have you ever played the game when you were a kid where you would spin a globe and wherever your finger stopped it, that's where you would live? We all would hope for a place where we would find happiness, opportunity and a location we would be able to call, "home." For Ashley Montalvo and her husband, they were looking for a new opportunity to raise their family and start a new life together. When the globe stopped, Youngstown was their destination. She and her family excitedly moved to Northeast Ohio and we are excited she did, as we welcome her as the newest member of our family of agents at Burgan Real Estate.

Montalvo was born and raised on the East Coast in Rhode Island. The smallest state in the country could not contain the huge dreams and opportunities that awaited her. She was an influential team member with a telecommunications company as a quality assurance specialist. It was there she realized her ability to be part of a solut...

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I love a good candy bar just as much as the next person, so the thought of trick or treating being put on hold because of Covid-19 has me looking for a Snickers®. This year has been a little too heavily favored in the "trick" category for my taste.

With everyday feeling like Halloween as people run around in masks, we definitely deserve some treats, and I'm not talking about a few pennies or an apple and a toothbrush. I'm talking about a stash of candy that when you open the bag, an aroma of sugary goodness bellows into your face, instantly causing you to close your eyes and smile from the confectionary cloud you just absorbed. You can smell the sugar already can't you?

Just like with everything else this year, we've had to "pivot" in order to enjoy the normal things in life and Halloween should not be the same. So, if you're wondering how to safely handle the ghouls and ghosts looking for gummy goodies, here are three different ways your neighborhood can celebrate...

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So that was an interesting Presidential debate…am I right? Like many of you, I sat, watching, hoping that policy and ideals would be discussed, lending insight into the stance for both individuals. But it is 2020…what was I thinking? The chaotic first Presidential debate was very fitting for this year we are having.

Personally, I was hoping the two candidates read my last article and would address their stances on how the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) would impact our communities, a topic I unbiasedly brought to your attention with the last column. Whether you are blue or red, the reality is that in the upcoming election, our great suburban neighborhoods have become targeted for change by some social reformers.

If you need a refresher, go back to my column two weeks ago and read about how we got to where we are. Go ahead….I'll wait.

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So what does this all mean? From my perspective, reenacting AFFH would have a...

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