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The No. 1 Tip To Pay Off Your Mortgage Early

Your loan term might be fixed, but it doesn’t have to dictate when you’ll be mortgage-free. Find out how to speed up the process. A lot can happen in 30 years. Kids become adults, jobs change, and life goals are accomplished and reset. C...

Home Maintenance: Taking Care of Routine Services

Your home is your castle. You want to make sure that it looks great on the inside and out. Just like an automobile, a home requires a great deal of maintenance. However, most people think that if it's not...

Signs A Home Might Need a Foundation Evaluation

While kitchen countertops, flooring, and bathroom fixtures might be top of mind during your home tour, you should also consider the foundation. Foundation problems ...

A Home for the Holidays: The Smartest Real Estate Move

You know that play in football where the quarterback seems to hand the ball off to a running back and the entire defense concentrates on that "runner," only to find that the ball ended up in the hands of someone on the other side, who then spri...

Where the Top Real Estate Markets Are

Realtor.com has revealed the top real estate markets in the United States for the month of November. San Francisco, California; Dallas, Texas; Vallejo, Ca...

Benefits to Being An Off-Season Homebuyer

Winter months typically bring a lull in real estate sales, but this can be an ideal time for homebuyers. In fact, there are several reasons to keep up your house hunt at year's end. Less competition. Even hot markets see a decline in buyers ...

The Counteroffer: Negotiating a Real Estate Deal

A lot can happen between an initial offer and the 'Sold' sign going up. Meet the counteroffer ... Most Americans don’t have a lot of experience bartering for goods, but it’s one of the most important parts of the home-buying process. ...

Fall Maintenance Tasks to Do This Weekend

Put down that pumpkin spiced beverage and take care of these maintenance to-dos before winter sets in. By Shannon Ireland Scents of pumpkin spice lattes and warm apple cider have started to fill the air, sweaters populate the fronts of cl...

Buying In 2017? 7 Steps You Must Take Now

You can’t just plunk down your credit card to buy a house. Here’s how to prepare for the purchase. If you’re thinking about buying a home in 2017, October to December is the perfect time to “warm up” for the house hunt so y...

What We Learned From the 2016 Home-Buying Season

With vacations over and the holidays coming fast, home buying is beginning to slow down. So, given all of the predictions for 2016, let’s review the better part of the 2016 home-buying season and see what we’ve learned, with an eye towa...

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