Jul 29, 2022 | Real Estate, Real Estate Finance
By Jamie Wiebe Jul 27, 2022 (Getty Images) Need to know how to estimate property taxes? You’ve come to the right place! Most people know that homeownership requires coughing up copious amounts of money. There’s your mortgage, of course, but the costs hardly...
Jul 21, 2022 | Home Buying 101, Real Estate
By Lisa Marie Conklin Jul 19, 2022 (Getty Images) You finally find it, your own version of heaven: a fantastic house just off the beaten path. It couldn’t get much better—until you find out the internet is iffy or no signal exists. So if you can’t work remotely...
Jul 19, 2022 | Real Estate, Real Estate Finance
By Clare Trapasso Jul 19, 2022 (Collage by Realtor.com / Getty Images) Home prices have continued their seemingly inexorable rise, despite America’s housing market purportedly being in the throes of a correction, a slowdown—whatever you want to call it. It’s...
Jul 14, 2022 | Real Estate, Real Estate Finance
By Angela Colley Jun 27, 2022 (iStock) So, you’re looking to buy a home. This is an exciting time filled with home tours, wish lists, and looking forward to making new memories in a new house. But finding a lender and getting a mortgage can be a difficult and...
Jul 12, 2022 | Real Estate, Real Estate Finance
By Meera Pal Jul 12, 2022 (Realtor.com/Getty Images) With inflation at a 40-year high and mortgage rates more than 2% points higher than they were six months ago (and continuing to climb), you might find that now is not the right time to buy a new home....
Jul 7, 2022 | Real Estate, Real Estate News
By Lisa Johnson Mandell Jun 27, 2022 (vkyryl/iStock) No matter how much you love kicking back in your condo, there might come a point when you want to move on—which means you may need to know the ins and outs of how to sell a condo. No, it’s...
Jul 5, 2022 | Real Estate, Real Estate News
By Margaret Heidenry Jun 27, 2022 (Getty Images) It’s every homebuyer’s dream: You saw a house you loved and made an offer the seller accepted. Hurrah! Then you went through all the usual steps of homebuying—such as negotiating a contract and agreeing...
Jul 1, 2022 | Home Buying 101, Real Estate
By Stephanie Booth Jun 28, 2022 (Photo courtesy of bgpmaintenance.com) What is knob and tube wiring? While it might sound like a bad 1990s indie band, it’s actually an outdated electrical system that’s still found in many old homes in the United States....
Jun 30, 2022 | Real Estate, Real Estate News
By Margaret Heidenry Jun 30, 2022 (Realtor.com/Getty Images) America’s housing market has undergone some wild swings during the coronavirus pandemic, but at long last, it appears to be recovering. In June, the number of real estate listings rose by 18.7% compared...
Jun 27, 2022 | Consumer News and Advice, Real Estate
By Kimberly Dawn Neumann Jun 23, 2022 (Realtor.com) With home prices hitting record highs across the country, plenty of homeowners may decide the time is ripe to sell. So how long does it take to sell a house now? In today’s red-hot seller’s...