What Does Mortgage Pre-Approval Mean? A Major Advantage When Buying a Home
By Cathie Ericson Oct 12, 2022 (Getty Images) Getting pre-approved for a mortgage before you make an offer on a house is a smart idea. Why? For one, it can [...]
How High Can Mortgage Rates Possibly Go?
By Clare Trapasso Oct 11, 2022 (Getty Images/Realtor.com) Higher mortgage interest rates have taken a battering ram to the housing market. Since the start of the year, mortgage rates have [...]
Buckle Up: Home Prices Are Expected To Fall by a Lot—Even If There Isn’t a Recession
By Clare Trapasso Oct 4, 2022 (Getty Images) The U.S. Federal Reserve has completely upended the housing market, taking it from turbocharged to rapid deceleration. The effects of the Fed’s rate [...]
Change the Locks—and 7 Other Steps You Should Take To Protect Your Vacant Home After Closing
By Lisa Marie Conklin Sep 29, 2022 (Getty Images) So you made it through the closing process. Congrats! You’re finally off the emotional roller coaster that is shopping for and bidding [...]
4 Surprising Reasons Homebuyers’ Real Estate Deals Fall Through Today: Could Yours Be Next?
By Kimberly Dawn Neumann Sep 26, 2022 (Getty Images) Owning a home is the American dream, but at the moment it’s more like homebuying cancel culture. According to a 2022 [...]
Don’t Get Duped! 5 Common Real Estate Scams and How To Avoid Them
By Kathleen Willcox Sep 22, 2022 (Getty Images) What’s one thing buyers, sellers, renters, and landlords all have in common? They can all fall victim to a real estate scam. [...]
Will Home Prices Drop? Will Mortgage Rates Rise? What To Expect in the Fall Housing Market
By Clare Trapasso Sep 20, 2022 (Getty Images) Buying a home has never been easy. However, over the past few years, the process has become truly herculean as buyers have [...]
This Is How Much It Costs To Hire an Electrician—Don’t Be Shocked
By Ana Durrani Sep 14, 2022 (Getty Images) If you’re inclined to try to save money by doing your own electrical projects around the house, you could be playing with fire. DIY electrical [...]
Could Empty Downtown Office Buildings Really Help Solve America’s Housing Crisis?
By Clare Trapasso Sep 12, 2022 (Photos: Getty Images; Design: Realtor.com) The nation is in the grip of a crushing housing shortage. Home prices and rents are near or at record [...]
How To Ace a Home Inspection and Sell Your Home Fast
By Ana Durrani Sep 8, 2022 (Getty Images) The home inspection can be a particularly stressful part of the homebuying process for buyers, but the equally anxious seller might be waiting with [...]
