Aug 29, 2023 | Home Buying 101, Real Estate
By Kelly Burch Aug 23, 2023 (Getty Images) It’s all coming together: You’ve got your eye on a home, and you’ve called your agent at all hours to tour the place repeatedly and make sure it’s absolutely perfect. You’re ready to lock this down and make an...
Aug 28, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, Home Buying 101, Real Estate
By Jamie Wiebe Aug 17, 2023 (Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com; Source: Getty Images) To some of us, all-cash buyers are the scourge of the superhot housing market: They swoop in, supervillain-like, and snatch up the most beloved and valuable properties from...
Aug 24, 2023 | Home Buying 101, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance
By Daniel Bortz Aug 2, 2023 (Getty Images) No one likes to be told “no.” (Rejection hurts—we get it.) And having your application for a mortgage declined is particularly devastating, because it throws your entire dream of homeownership into doubt....
Aug 21, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, Real Estate
By Kathleen Willcox Aug 2, 2023 (Getty Images) In today’s roiling economy, fluctuating interest rates and inflation are leaving many people in a cash crunch. So it’s little wonder that some people are turning to personal or business loans to see them...
Aug 15, 2023 | Real Estate, Trends
By Tiffani Sherman Aug 14, 2023 (Realtor.com) Take a look at this floating home in Sausalito, CA. You’d probably never guess what it used to be. “It was a World War II landing craft,” explains listing agent Michele Affronte, with Engel &...
Aug 8, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, Home Buying 101, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate News
By Aarthi Swaminathan Aug 8, 2023 (Getty Images) With the 30-year in the 7% range and home prices continuing to rise, the typical home buyer is feeling quite miserable about the prospect of buying a home. Some 82% of consumers said that it was a...