After years of renting, you are more than ready to take the plunge into home ownership. You dream of having a cozy casa to call your own, and you cannot wait to start the house hunting process.
While looking for your first home is exciting, ...
There's a new way to set homebuyers up for sustainable homeownership.
When borrowers who seemed promising don’t qualify, what can lenders do? Many are using homebuyer education to give these borrowers a positive path forward.
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The typical single-family home can weigh anywhere from 80,000 to 160,000 pounds. Foundations provide a solid base for a home's weight, help to ensure the house stays level and provides a base for construction to take place. Foundations matter,...
Buying a move-in ready house sounds like an ideal situation for buyers, although the reality is many of these homes come with a steep price tag.
Sometimes investing in a fixer-upper is your best shot at getting your dream house and n...
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Some Highlights:
The Cost of Waiting to Buy is defined as the additional funds it would take to buy a home if prices & interest rates were to increase over a period of time.
Freddie Mac predicts interes...
The days are getting shorter, and the nights are getting cooler. The kids are trudging off to school again with their backpacks and light jackets, and leaves are starting to fall from the trees.
Yep, it’s official: Fall is here. Now is th...
Home buyers today face tough challenges housing prices have soared, a dollar doesn't go as far as it once did and rent is more expensive than the past. How are peop...
Seeing fewer for-sale signs now that summer is over? That can be great news for buyers who are looking to score a new home and buyers who want to get rid of their place and buy a new one. If you think you missed the boat on making your move thi...
There are many questions homeowners ask themselves during the selling process. "How much will my home sell for?" "How much should I list my home for?" "Who should I select as a real estate agent to sell my home?" "What if the real esta...
Are you having trouble deciding whether or not to sell your real estate - home, recreational property, investment property?
It's not the length of time you've lived in or owned a property that determines when it's time to sell. There's no ma...