• Is January the Best Time To Buy a Home?,KCM Crew - Jennifer Haugebak

    Is January the Best Time To Buy a Home?

    You may not want to put your homebuying plans into hibernation mode this winter. While a lot of people assume spring is the ideal time to buy a house, new data shows January may actually be the best time of year for budget-conscious buyers.  Kind of surprising, right? Here’s why January deserves a s

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  • How Much House Can I Afford?,Jennifer Haugebak

    How Much House Can I Afford?

    How Much House Can I Afford? A Practical Guide to Setting Your Homebuying Budget by Jennifer Haugebak | December 16, 2025 Before you ever step into an open house or scroll through listings, it’s important to answer one key question: how much home can you realistically afford? This foundational step

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  • How To Stretch Your Options, Not Your Budget,KCM Crew

    How To Stretch Your Options, Not Your Budget

    One of the biggest homebuying advantages you can give yourself today is surprisingly simple: a flexible wish list. Think of it like this. Your wish list and your budget are the guardrails of your search. And when your budget needs to hold firm, there’s another lever you can pull. That’s seeing if yo

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