When you first buy a house, there are bound to be some small repairs and issues to fix. Hopefully, these will be minimal if the house had a good inspection and/or if the sellers were willing to fix any issues that arose during that initial inspection. That being said, part of home ownership will no doubt include [...]
Mortgage rates have been trending down a bit recently. So could this be seen as a sign of things to come? If history is a factor, the answer would unfortunately probably be “no.” But who knows what may occur? It’s important for us all to keep a close eye on rates, and use history merely [...]
With every new year comes new rules, regulations, forms and more. It can be difficult to be diligent and stay on top of all these new processes, but that is what a REALTOR® must do. This year, a new mandate was enacted stating that all home loan applicants must be given a new version of the Department [...]
The federal tax credit has been a boon to the economy and the real estate industry. And with it’s extension comes more optimism. However, it may also come with more questions – from sellers and buyers. The latest tax credit expansion now includes move-up buyers who will purchase a new home in the first part of 2010. What exactly does [...]
As 2009 came to a close, everyone was quick to give their two cents as to what the new year would bring in terms of the real estate industry. Would the market turn around? Would short sales and foreclosures taper off or grow tremendously? And now that we’re on the other side of New Years, the predictions [...]