What to Do If You Bought a House, Then Discovered a Problem That the Seller Didn’t Disclose If you purchased a home, then weeks, months, or even years later, you discovered an issue that wasn’t disclosed to you, you may feel devastated and angry. Here are some options to explore. Learn about Read more
Essential Questions to Ask When House Hunting Whether it’s your first time buying a home or you have completed many real estate transactions, there are essential questions to ask during every house hunting experience. From questions before seeing the house, during the tour and post-tour, ensuring you ask the correct questions will result Read more
Don't Assume That There Is Something Wrong with a House That's Back on the Market If a home sale is pending and then the house goes back on the market, people often assume that the prospective buyer backed out after discovering a major problem with the property. That’s not necessarily true. If you see Read more
A Guide to Pocket Listings A pocket listing is the great secret of the real estate world. The seller benefits from selling their home without the stress of people coming in and out, while the buyer gets access to homes before they go to market. A pocket listing is a house that is Read more
Over the past few years, a real estate buying frenzy bid up home prices to eye-popping amounts. However, as mortgage rates have risen, buyer demand has cooled. Consequently, home sellers who enter the market today may need to reset their expectations. The reality is, it’s no longer enough to stick a “for sale” sign Read more
The process of buying a new home can be both exhilarating and exhausting. But the journey doesn’t stop when you close on your property. On the contrary, you still have quite a bit to do before you can begin the process of settling into your new place. Fortunately, you don’t have to do everything Read more
What’s Your Home Actually Worth? Discover What Buyers Will Pay in Today’s Market It’s easy to look up how much money you have in your savings account or the real-time value of your stock investments. But determining the dollar value of a home is trickier. As a seller, knowing your home’s worth helps Read more
In a competitive housing market, buyers who can pay cash may have an advantage. Cash offer financing is a way for a prospective buyer to make a cash offer on a house, even if the buyer doesn’t have that amount of money in the bank. A cash offer financing company backs a buyer Read more
8 Strategies to Secure a Lower Mortgage Rate Mortgage rates have been on a roller coaster ride this year, rising and falling amid inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty. And even the experts are divided when it comes to predicting where rates are headed next.(1) This climate has been unsettling for some homebuyers and Read more
What’s Your Home Buying Power? If you’re in the market for a new home or investment property, one of the first questions you’ll probably ask is, “What can we afford?” Many buyers become so caught up in how much they can afford that they don’t realize their total buying power—that is, the total amount of Read more