Seller Disclosure: Learn These Basic Rules of What You Need to Disclose So You Don’t Get Sued
By Warren Christopher Freiberg Dec 5, 2023 (Realtor.com/Getty Images) Seller disclosure is a tricky maze to navigate. If you’ve recently decided to put your home on the market, you might feel hesitant to reveal problems (minor though they might be) which could discourage potential buyers. But not revealing them could get you in a [...]
8 Benefits of Buying a House at Year’s End
By Anne Miller Dec 7, 2023 (Getty Images) Summer may be real estate’s busy season, but winter offers great opportunities for buying a house, especially for renters looking to become homeowners, growing families trading up to larger houses and baby boomers seeking homes to fit their evolving lifestyles. Generally speaking, your [...]
Is a Big Bank or Local Lender Better for a Mortgage?
By Angela Colley Dec 6, 2023 (Adobe Stock) So you’re ready to buy a home. Congrats! You know you need a great real estate professional buy your side, and odds are you need a loan. But from whom? You know that big banks offer mortgages, but so do small, local [...]
Do You Need a Mortgage Broker?
By Jamie Wiebe Dec 4, 2023 (Getty Images) Even if your IQ is through the roof, sifting through mortgage options can make your head hurt. It’s just plain hard to wrap your brain around what all the terms mean—points, APR, APY—not to mention crunching the numbers, shopping around, and [...]
6 Surprising Things That Can Sabotage Your Credit Score
By Daniel Bortz Nov 30, 2023 (Getty Images) If you’re hunting for a house and a mortgage, you’ve probably heard that your credit score will affect your buying power big-time. That’s because lenders use your credit score to determine whether to give you a loan—and at what rate. Odds are you [...]
How To Share One Bathroom With Several Family Members – Without Losing Your Mind
By Jennifer Kelly Geddes Nov 20, 2023 (Getty Images) With interest rates still on the wrong side of affordability, many homeowners with growing families aren’t able to trade up for a bigger abode right now. Instead, they’re making do with the tight square footage in the [...]
