by Jonathan Deesing | Sep 19, 2019 | First Time Home Buyers, home buying, Tips & Advice
You’re excited because you just found the perfect home. The neighborhood is great, the house is charming and the price is right. But if you’re a first-time home buyer, you might find out that the price is pretty far from perfect. If you’re shopping...
by Brendon DeSimone | Sep 12, 2019 | Fall, home buying, Tips & Advice
Real estate markets ebb and flow, just like the seasons. The spring market blooms right along with the flowers, but the fall market often dwindles with the leaves – and this slower pace could be good for buyers. If you’re in the market for a home, here are...
by Brendon DeSimone | Aug 1, 2019 | home buying, Home selling, real estate agents, Tips & Advice
Buyers and sellers often enter the market with misconceptions about real estate agents – how they work, how the process works and what the agency relationship is all about. It’s helpful to point out, without getting too far into the weeds, that in any one...
by Zillow | Jul 15, 2019 | home buying, Home selling, homeownership, Tips & Advice
DTI, PMI, LTV … TBH, it can be hard to keep all this stuff straight. This lexicon of real estate terms and acronyms will help you speak the language like a pro. Appraisal management company (AMC): An institution operated independently of a lender that, once notified...
by Dana Bull | Jul 14, 2019 | home buying, legal issues, Tips & Advice
We’ve all heard home-buying horror stories. Sellers backing out or financing falling through can quickly kill a deal. But these snags don’t hold a candle to buying a “stigmatized” home. A home where paranormal activity, suicide, murder, cult...
by Harold Pollack | Jul 9, 2019 | Down payments, home buying, Mortgages, Personal Finance, pre-approval, Tips & Advice
A home is often the biggest financial investment you’ll make in your lifetime. In fact, a recent Zillow analysis reports that the typical American homeowner has 40% of their wealth tied up in their home. Several years ago, I wrote a complete guide to financial...
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