Jun 21, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, Real Estate, Real Estate News
By Sally Jones Jun 15, 2023 (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) If you’re a would-be seller, it might be thrilling to get an offer before your listing even goes online. Or better yet, you get an all-cash offer the very day it goes on the market....
Jun 20, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, Home Buying 101, NAR, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance
By Lisa Johnson Mandell Jun 14, 2023 (Getty Images) “Down payment”: Ask most people what is an acceptable down payment on a house, and nine times out 10, they’ll tell you it’s 20% of a home’s selling price. So you do the math, and realize you’d have to put down...
Jun 15, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, Home Buying 101, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Today's Top Consumer News
By Daniel Bortz Jun 15, 2023 (Getty Images) A seller’s worst nightmare is, of course, not being able to sell their home. But also scoring very high on the would-be disaster list is getting a lowball offer—as much as 10% to 30% below list price—from a...
Jun 12, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, EAR Local News, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate News
By Lisa Marie Conklin Jun 8, 2023 (Realtor.com / Getty Images) Homeownership has long been tied to building wealth—and for good reason. Instead of throwing rent money out the window each month, owning a home allows you to build home equity. And over...
Jun 6, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, EAR Local News, Home Buying 101, NAR, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate News
By Kathleen Willcox Jun 1, 2023 (Getty Images) Savvy homebuyers always look at the sale history of a property before making an offer. Why? Aside from seeing how the home’s value has held up over the years, they want to learn how many times the house has changed...
Jun 5, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, EAR Local News, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate News
By Meera Pal May 19, 2023 (Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com; Source: Getty Images) Nobody enjoys discovering surprise fees when selling a home. And anyone who has sold a home can tell you all about sellers’ closing costs, which most commonly include real...