The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, known as VA, issued a policy change that now allows payment to buyer brokers…
In today’s fast-paced world, home automation is becoming increasingly popular among homeowners seeking to enhance convenience and reduce energy costs….
Pre-approval is a comprehensive process where the lender verifies the buyer’s financial information, including credit history, income, and assets. Pre-approval…
Having a list of talking points prepared before meeting with a real estate agent can be incredibly valuable in guiding…
As a homeowner, you’ve likely invested a significant amount of time and money into furnishing and decorating your home with…
Keeping track of capital improvements to your home can help you avoid taxes later down the road when you sell…
With mortgage rates having doubled what they were in early 2022, getting the lowest rate possible could mean the difference…
An appraisal gap describes the difference between the sales price and the lower amount of the appraisal required by the…
Builders of new homes offer or are required to warrant their work for a specified period. Municipal inspections are generally…
Like opening and closing a faucet increases and decreases the water flow, lowering interest rates increases home sales and raising…
Nobel Prize recipient, Richard Thaler, in his research into seemingly irrational economic behaviors, “found that consumers generally search too little,…
A person’s decision to sell their home comes with a lot of other decisions causing an owner to stress or…
Doing nothing may be a lot more costly than doing something. With rates twice what they were in 2021 and the…
There are fees and expenses associated with mortgages that must be paid by the closing date for closing costs, and…
Sales in February 2023 were up 14.5% month over month and still down 22.6% year over year according to the…