Traditionally in the U.S. housing market, the seller has offered the buyer’s broker and agent a share in the commission…
Last year, U.S. homeowners faced an average property tax bill exceeding $4,000, marking the highest increase in five years, according…
Congratulations on your offer being accepted! In many cases, you may have a provision in your sales contract for a…
The housing market in 2021 and part of 2022 was anything but normal. Mortgage rates were at all time lows and…
There are tools and techniques available to help with particular situations. They might be more popular at certain times and might…
If you’ve ever been in a Monopoly game after most of the properties have been purchased and developed, it can…
The biggest shock to homebuyers is the soaring mortgage rates of 2022 that doubled in one year resulting in approximately…
Locking your interest rate protects you from increases due to market conditions. Locking early safeguards your budgeted payment. By locking the rate,…
Sellers, who last year, were not willing to make any concessions, are much more likely to do so this year…
The TCJA of 2019 dramatically increased the standard deduction so that many homeowners benefit from taking that rather than itemizing…
If you are a prospective homebuyer, things have changed in the past year. Most notably, mortgage rates have more than doubled…
If you’re on the sidelines to buy a home, there are things you can do to be ready when you…
The seller wants the most for their home and the buyer wants to pay the least possible. From the very beginning…
As the expression goes, “If I could turn back time”, maybe you’d would do some things differently. If you’re wanting…
Inflation devalues the purchasing power of money and the interest earned on savings is almost always less than inflation. Tangible assets…