Why Your House Didn’t Sell
BLOG provided by Keeping Current Matters!If your listing expired and your house didn’t sell, you’re likely feeling a little frustrated. Not to mention, you’re also probably wondering what went wrong. Here are three questions to think about as you figure out what to do...
Beginning with Pre-Approval
BLOG provided by Keeping Current Matters!If you’re looking to buy a home this fall, there are a few things you need to know. Affordability is tight with today’s mortgage rates and rising home prices. At the same time, there’s a limited number of homes on the market...
Why Today’s Housing Inventory Shows a Crash Isn’t on the Horizon
BLOG provided by Keeping Current Matters!You might remember the housing crash in 2008, even if you didn’t own a home at the time. If you’re worried there’s going to be a repeat of what happened back then, there’s good news – the housing market now is different from...
The Return of Normal Seasonality for Home Price Appreciation
BLOG provided by Keeping Current Matters!If you’re thinking of making a move, one of the biggest questions you have right now is probably: what’s happening with home prices? Despite what you may be hearing in the news, nationally, home prices aren’t falling. It’s just...
Why It’s Still a Seller’s Market Today
BLOG provided by Keeping Current Matters!Even though activity in the housing market has slowed from the frenzy that was the ‘unicorn’ years, it’s still a seller’s market because the supply of homes for sale is so low. But what does that really mean for you? And why...
Mortgage Rates: Past, Present, and Possible Future
BLOG provided by Keeping Current Matters!If you’re hoping to buy a home this year, you’re probably paying close attention to mortgage rates. Since mortgage rates impact what you can afford when you take out a home loan – and affordability is a challenge today – it’s a...
What Experts Project for Home Prices Over the Next 5 Years
BLOG provided by Keeping Current Matters!If you’re planning to buy a home, one thing to consider is what experts project home prices will do in the future and how that might affect your investment. While you may have seen negative news over the past year about home...
Should Baby Boomers Buy or Rent After Selling Their Houses?
BLOG provided by Keeping Current Matters!Are you a baby boomer who’s lived in your current house for a long time and you’re ready for a change? If you’re thinking about selling your house, you have a lot to consider. Will you move to a different state or stay nearby?...
Planning to Retire? Your Equity Can Help You Make a Move
BLOG provided by Keeping Current Matters!Reaching retirement is a significant milestone in life, bringing with it a lot of change and new opportunities. As the door to this exciting chapter opens, one thing you may be considering is selling your house and finding a...
The Many Non-Financial Benefits of Homeownership
BLOG provided by Keeping Current MattersBuying and owning your own home can have a big impact on your life. While there are financial reasons to become a homeowner, it’s essential to think about the non-financial benefits that make a home more than just a place to...
Coping with the Loss of a Loved One and the Grieving Process
Coping with the Loss of a Loved One and the Grieving Process Not long after losing my son, my neighbors also lost theirs. I waited a few days to stop by because I know from experience the shock of the first few days. I remember the mom asking me how you “get over”...
Missing Kids’ Day: “A Mile A Minute . . .”
“A mile a minute, that is how fast your child can disappear.” Marc KlaasA child’s disappearance devastates a family and rocks a community. Today, May 25, is National Missing Children’s Day. Every year, thousands of people under 18 go missing. As of December 31, 2019,...
Starting a new business? Beware of these reputation risks!
Are you looking to create a new business and want to branch out into social media? Great! On social media, people can get to know you better, you gain their interest and trust, then they want to do business with you. However, watch out for four risky behaviors to...
How to Tell if Turquoise is Real – What’s In Your Jewelry Box?
Is Your Jewelry Box Full of Genuine Turquoise or Fake Turquoise? We all have those treasured pieces handed down from our mom or grandmother. Sometimes it's hard to know if pieces are real or costume. While nothing can replace the sentimental value of those things, if...
How does “Shelter in Place” Affect Custody Exchanges?
Today, Alabama’s Governor issued an order for Alabamians to “Shelter in Place.” The question everyone has is, “what exactly does this mean?”WHAT HAPPENS TO MY CHILDREN AND VISITATION? Almost immediately after the breaking news of the shelter in place hit the internet...
Confidence Trick: Fraud as a Basis for Annulment
“If the NSA can be hacked, so can the average — or even exceptional — human mind. Our capacity to trust, which makes us successful, also makes us vulnerable — as does the natural bias to overrate our own bullshit detection.” Matthew Hutson, “Why We Fall for Con...
Top 5 Child Custody Myths
In my over 16 years as a child custody attorney, I’ve heard many myths. Below are some of the most common myths – in italics - followed by the truth. Moms always get custody: I’ve represented many dads who won physical custody of their children. It’s based on what is...
God’s Grieving Heart: Power of Faith During Hard Times
JESUS WEPTIn 2005 I went through a horrible personal experience. One day, as I sat on my bed crying uncontrollably - that hyperventilating type crying - I had an image pop up in my mind’s eye. The vision had a pinkish white backdrop. In the center was a throne. It was...
HOW TO DIVORCE GUIDE: CUSTODY BATTLE FOR FATHERS
THE PROBLEMI've represented a lot of men in custody and divorce cases in Alabama. Fathers often want (and deserve) sole or joint physical custody of their children. However, problem arises when they've been the primary breadwinner to allow the mother to stay at home...
The Guide to a Christian Divorce
One of the most difficult aspects of a divorce as a Christian is maintaining your Christian character during a divorce. Whether you are a practicing Christian or merely identify as a Christian, it can be difficult to reconcile Jesus' command to turn the other cheek...
Long Term Care 101
What is Long Term Care? Long Term Care is a term used to describe various types of care or services provided to those with chronic or prolonged illnesses, disabilities, and cognitive disorders. The types of care included are: Nursing Home, Home Health Care, Adult Day...
It Could Happen to You
It happened to me…. Getting the call that everyone dreads… Your child has been in an accident…. Going to the hospital and then…. finding out that you don’t have the ability to make certain decisions regarding the care of your “child”, because she is over the age of...
Copper Jewelry: Potential Health Benefits, Aesthetic Beauty, and Durability
From ancient civilizations to modern times, copper has held an important place in human history. Beyond its industrial applications, copper has also been used to create exquisite and captivating pieces of jewelry. In recent years, the popularity of copper jewelry has...
Are You, Your Family and Your Legacy Protected?
Have Access to Money in Case You Get SickWith longer life expectancies, people rightly worry about the costs of chronic care. According to a study published in The American Journal of Medicine in 2018, more than 42% of 9.5 million diagnosed with cancer from 2000 to...
Why Chocolate Shouldn’t Be a Guilty Pleasure
Why Chocolate Shouldn’t Be a Guilty PleasureHow do you find happiness in your life? I eat chocolate.All of us walk through a world each day that is fast-paced and filled with so many different obstacles. Life is both beautiful and ugly at the same time, and with our...
The Best Gift Ever – Making a Will
The Best Gift Ever - Making a Will Losing Herman was one of the hardest things that had ever happened. It was so sudden, but what was even more unexpected was when Mary found out that the home she and Herman had enjoyed for their 12 years of marriage was now owned by...
How to Survive the Craziness of an Insane World
I don’t know about you, but these days it feels like we’re living in this Stealers Wheel classic song: I don’t know why I came here tonight, I got the feeling that something ain’t right. I’m so scared in case I fall off my chair; And I’m wondering how I’ll get down...
Why Optimism is Your Most Important Resource
Like it or not, "normal life" has changed. These COVID-19 pandemic circumstances have required us to adapt and/or change our normal routines. And that’s stressful. In fact, it’s the very “definition” of stress: being knocked out of homeostatic balance. And it’s...
It Doesn’t Have to be a Butterfly
Focus Your Joy: It doesn’t have to be a ButterflySo often people are looking for the perfect situation, the perfect place, the perfect circumstance. What I recently discovered, though, is that the best things come in many packages and are disguised in many...
How to Tell if Turquoise is Real – What’s In Your Jewelry Box?
Is Your Jewelry Box Full of Genuine Turquoise or Fake Turquoise? We all have those treasured pieces handed down from our mom or grandmother. Sometimes it's hard to know if pieces are real or costume. While nothing can replace the sentimental value of those things, if...
