Buying A Home? These Apps Can Help!
Each day technology becomes even more impressive as new tools, products and apps are rolled out that truly have a place in your daily life. It can be exciting and exhausting to try to find the ones that will benefit you. As a homebuyer, it can be overwhelming to narrow down all the choices. With…Read More »
Play to Win When Buying a Home
Many areas of the United States are seeing a shift towards a seller’s market. In a seller’s market, homes for sale may receive multiple offers and are often sold in less time. We are experiencing some of this in the Rogue Valley already. Home sellers get excited at that news, but if you are trying…Read More »
Buying a Home? Don’t Forget the Inspection!
You’ve finally found the home that is just right and made an offer and it was accepted. Now you just wait for escrow to close, right? Wrong. Now is the time to have the home inspected to make sure you are aware of any possible issues in the home before it’s too late and the…Read More »
How Buying a Home is Like Finding the Perfect Shoe
The adage “one shoe fits all” does not work when buying home. It doesn’t work when shoe shopping, either, for that matter! Homes, like shoes, are very personal, and often emotionally-based purchases. Try as they might to create a home that will meet every need and every taste, home builders are aware that it just…Read More »
Short Sales Timelines Reduced for Home Buying and Selling
Home buyers interested in short sale homes and the sellers of such homes had some good news this week. Freddie Mac established new timelines to aid in expediting decisions for borrowers. Under the new guidelines, once a completed application has been submitted, a decision must be reached within 60 days. Applications can come in the…Read More »
Promising News for Home Buyers and Home Sellers
Curious about what the real estate market is really like these days? You are not alone. In fact, many organizations are examining multiple factors regularly to try to determine the status of the housing market. According to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) released on Friday, April 5, 2012, 101…Read More »
Americans Still Prefer Buying a Home to Renting
Owning a home still has more appeal than renting for Americans, according to Fannie Mae. A sign of stability, safety, family and community, home ownership is an essential component of the “American Dream” of success and happiness and has been for many generations. The recent National Housing Survey (Q4, 2011) conducted by Fannie Mae found…Read More »
Time to Review Your Home Owner’s Policy
What do you know about your Homeowner’s Insurance Policy? Have you evaluated it recently? If not, it is a good idea to review it every six months to ensure that your coverage is as expected. Obviously, the best time to review your policy is prior to a crisis situation. So take some time out of…Read More »
Terms to Know When Buying or Selling a Home
The real estate industry, like most others, uses jargon that is sometimes difficult to understand. Consider this a primer to learning a few of those terms! Below you have a step by step definition that will make you sound “in the know” when buying or selling a home. “CLOSING” - Closing refers to the final steps…Read More »
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