Best Etiquette for Viewing Homes
When buyers walk through houses to see if they would like to make an offer, they might do anything from snooping through the drawers to opening up the…
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Homeowner Tips
How Commuting Costs and Time Factor into Home Buying
Lenders, realtors and finance professionals have said for years that your housing costs should never go over 30 percent of your income. But this conventional wisdom often doesn’t…
Legitimate Reasons You Can Get Out of Your Offer on a House
It seemed like the perfect home to buy – close to your kids’ school, walkable to restaurants and stores, and priced in your budget. Two days later after…
Mortgage Options That Help When Facing Divorce
In the United States, a divorce occurs every 13 seconds. When you add shared homeownership to divorce, things can get even more complicated. Homeowners going through a divorce…
Home Energy Incentives to Save You Money
Colder weather is coming, and for many that can mean bigger energy bills. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways you can cut your energy bill, or just save…
4 Ways to Increase Your Home’s Value
The median price of existing homes in United States has risen to $252,800. Rising real estate prices are important to more than just those that are in the…
Considering Upsizing Even During Retirement
Retirement should be about making the choices and living the life you want. For some retirees, this means upsizing their home rather than downsizing. These retirees want more…
Options for Home Renovations with Little Equity
A dream house doesn’t stay a dream house forever. Things need to be updated, renovated or completely changed out. But whether it’s putting in a gas fireplace, building…
How Will Prepayments Save Me Mortgage Money?
Question: We have finally reached a point where we have a few extra dollars each month. Does it make sense to begin a program where we use the…
How Real Estate Agents Represent Home Sellers
You’ve decided it’s time to sell your home, but you don’t want to deal with it yourself. So, choosing a real estate agent to do a lot of…