In today’s fast-paced world, home automation is becoming increasingly popular among homeowners seeking to enhance convenience and reduce energy costs….
Pre-approval is a comprehensive process where the lender verifies the buyer’s financial information, including credit history, income, and assets. Pre-approval…
Traditionally in the U.S. housing market, the seller has offered the buyer’s broker and agent a share in the commission…
There are fees and expenses associated with mortgages that must be paid by the closing date for closing costs, and…
Sales in February 2023 were up 14.5% month over month and still down 22.6% year over year according to the…
The housing market in 2021 and part of 2022 was anything but normal. Mortgage rates were at all time lows and…
There are tools and techniques available to help with particular situations. They might be more popular at certain times and might…
If you’ve ever been in a Monopoly game after most of the properties have been purchased and developed, it can…
The biggest shock to homebuyers is the soaring mortgage rates of 2022 that doubled in one year resulting in approximately…
Locking your interest rate protects you from increases due to market conditions. Locking early safeguards your budgeted payment. By locking the rate,…
Sellers, who last year, were not willing to make any concessions, are much more likely to do so this year…
The TCJA of 2019 dramatically increased the standard deduction so that many homeowners benefit from taking that rather than itemizing…
If you are a prospective homebuyer, things have changed in the past year. Most notably, mortgage rates have more than doubled…
If you’re on the sidelines to buy a home, there are things you can do to be ready when you…
The seller wants the most for their home and the buyer wants to pay the least possible. From the very beginning…