Dec 14, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, Home Buying 101, Real Estate
By Lisa Marie Conklin Dec 11, 2023 (Realtor.com/Getty Images) If you’re trying to buy a home these days, you know how challenging—if not downright impossible—it can be. Rising interest rates, sky-high prices, and low inventory have turned an otherwise...
Dec 13, 2023 | Real Estate, Real Estate Finance
By Angela Colley Dec 12, 2023 (iStock/UberImages) Once you have found a house you like, made an offer and been pre-approved for a mortgage, you might think you are home free. However, you still have an important hurdle to clear: working with an underwriter...
Dec 12, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, Real Estate
By Warren Christopher Freiberg Dec 5, 2023 (Realtor.com/Getty Images) Seller disclosure is a tricky maze to navigate. If you’ve recently decided to put your home on the market, you might feel hesitant to reveal problems (minor though they...
Dec 11, 2023 | Home Buying 101, Real Estate
By Anne Miller Dec 7, 2023 (Getty Images) Summer may be real estate’s busy season, but winter offers great opportunities for buying a house, especially for renters looking to become homeowners, growing families trading up to larger houses...
Dec 7, 2023 | Real Estate, Real Estate Finance
By Angela Colley Dec 6, 2023 (Adobe Stock) So you’re ready to buy a home. Congrats! You know you need a great real estate professional buy your side, and odds are you need a loan. But from whom? You know that big banks offer mortgages, but so...