By Stacy Grove Fall is the best time of year. I’ll battle this until the end of my life. I love the smell of campfires. I love the changing of leaves. I love the attitude of gratitude and gathering. It’s the time of year that we slow and celebrate. Also: Football. There’s so much to…
By Stacy Grove If you saw the headlines today that the Federal Reserve raised interest rates again, you may be wondering what that means for mortgage rates, the housing market and, most importantly, your plans to buy or sell a home. First, an important distinction: the Fed does not set mortgage rates. Today, the Federal…
If you’re relying on passing down an inheritance from the sale of your property, you might want to think again. While older Americans are expected to pass down trillions of dollars in housing wealth, new data shows that rising costs of homeownership may be a threat to that plan. Sometimes, hanging onto the house isn’t…
By Stacy Grove, West Lafayette Realtor If you live in West Lafayette, you’ve probably started hearing about the schools referendum on this November’s ballot. I want to walk you through what it actually does, what it means for your tax bill, and, since this is what I spend my days thinking about, what it means…
The phone was shut off, and the autoresponder was turned on. After more than a year of planning, it was time to escape to GREECE! Athens, Santorini, Rhodes, Ephesus, Mykonos, Thessaloniki—seven days, twelve people, three generations, and a milestone celebration we’d been planning for months. It was a bucket list trip, and we were ready!…
The short answer: More than almost anything else a buyer’s inspector will look at. If you’re thinking about selling your home in the next year or two, your roof’s age is probably the most consequential piece of information your buyer will receive—and if it’s over 20 years old, it affects not just your negotiating position…
One number jumped off the page when I pulled housing statistics for Tippecanoe County for the first half of 2026. 41. That’s the average number of days it took for a home to sell through July 6, 2026. It’s the highest we’ve seen in years. That number tells us a lot about where today’s market…
There are some great new businesses in Greater Lafayette that you have to check out! We’ve got a moody new cocktail bar, Indiana’s only chimney cake bakery, a restored 1930s barn turned restaurant, a Southern-style breakfast counter, a taste of the Caribbean, and a brand-new boutique for local moms. Here’s what you shouldn’t miss! 01…
Here’s the deal: Not all real estate markets are created equal when it comes to investing. Some markets rise and fall with the economy, with employers, with trends. College towns? They have something most markets don’t—a built-in, self-replenishing demand engine that doesn’t take a year off. #boilerup I just spoke on a panel at the Indiana Association of REALTORS® Summer Summit all about buying and selling real estate around major universities. And while that conversation…
A lake house sounds like a dream, and it sure can be. But before you fall in love with a listing, there are a few things worth thinking through that don’t always make it into the listing description. If you’re looking in the Greater Lafayette area, the Twin Lakes—Lake Freeman and Lake Shafer just outside Monticello—are the obvious first stop. Here’s what…
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