Whether you just bought a house or are thinking about buying a house, home improvement projects may be on your mind. After all, unless you’re moving into something newly built, there are bound to be things about your home you’d like to fix or change. It’s natural. We all want our homes to fit our …
Coming up with a down payment is among the biggest challenges for prospective home buyers, especially if it’s their first time. While move-up buyers can use the money made from selling their current home, first-time buyers have to save the money from scratch. The good news is, depending on the terms of your loan, you’ll …
The housing market has been out of balance for a while now. Too many home buyers have been active in a market with too few homes for sale. That’s the reason prices have been rising. It’s also the reason homes have been selling so quickly. It’s a problem with no quick solutions. Adding to the …
The list of things home buyers consider important when deciding to move stays fairly consistent. Years go by without much change to buyers’ wish lists. But like most everything else, the pandemic has led buyers to reconsider the things they’re looking for in their next neighborhood. Not surprisingly, the quality of the neighborhood still ranks …
In a seller’s market – when there are more home buyers than there are homes for sale – competition is common. A good listing will attract multiple offers and, more often than not, the house will be sold to the highest bidder. This year’s market has been particularly competitive, as the number of homes for …
