Oct 4, 2022 | Real Estate, Real Estate News
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 hikes in its war against inflation are being felt in just...
Sep 29, 2022 | Consumer News and Advice, EAR Local News, Real Estate
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 on a house. The inspections are complete, the paperwork has been signed,...
Sep 26, 2022 | Consumer News and Advice, Real Estate
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 survey by home warranty site Cinch Home Services of 1,000 Americans who have tried...
Sep 23, 2022 | Consumer News and Advice, Real Estate
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. In fact, home-related hoaxes are on the rise. Losses from real estate cybercrimes have...
Sep 20, 2022 | Real Estate, Real Estate News
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 been pushed to emotional and financial limits. Sellers, on the other hand, largely have been...
Sep 14, 2022 | Real Estate, Real Estate News
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 projects can be downright dangerous for an untrained...
Sep 12, 2022 | Consumer News and Advice, Real Estate, Trends
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 highs, and there aren’t nearly enough homes for the people who want them. And yet...
Sep 8, 2022 | Real Estate, Real Estate News
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 bated breath for the results as well. The buyer is typically...
Sep 6, 2022 | Real Estate, Real Estate News
By Angela Colley Aug 29, 2022 (© Andy Dean/iStock) If you’re buying your next home while selling the one you’re currently living in, you’ll definitely be glad to know what a rent-back agreement is. As you might imagine, this double transaction can...
Sep 1, 2022 | Real Estate, Real Estate News, Trends
By Margaret Heidenry Sep 1, 2022 (Getty Images) The turbulent story of America’s housing market has yielded yet another surprise twist. After steadily climbing to the record-shattering apex of $450,000 in June, home prices are at long last taking the...