Making a low-ball bid can be risky, but if your dream home is out of your price range, it might be your only chance of owning it. There are ways to make your low-ball bid attractive to the seller and real estate broker, not offensive. Present the offer well and sellers could be enticed to [...]
Earnest money could seal the deal when buying your dream home. When a homebuyer finds his or her dream house and it’s time to get serious, putting down earnest money is a great step toward closing – but what is earnest money? Earnest money is how homebuyers show the seller they are truly interested in [...]
In many ways, the Internet has made buying a home easier. Instead of relying on a real estate agent to mine the best listings for you, you can simply plug in your search criteria to a national or local real estate listing site to see what’s available in your area. You can also apply for [...]
Sometimes first-time homebuyers are unsure of exactly how finding a good real estate broker can help them. While it may be tempting to save money on searching for a new home by going it alone, using a real estate broker can have big benefits. Namely, real estate brokers often have access to more information about [...]
Last year was the year of the housing recovery. Home prices increased almost 12 percent over in 2013—almost twice what they did in 2012—bringing some markets back up to pre-crisis levels, according to Santa Ana, Calif.-based real estate analytics firm CoreLogic. The housing market may not return to normal in 2014, and it may face [...]
Real estate brokers are looking for good homebuyers just as much as homebuyers are looking for good real estate brokers. When a homebuyer is looking to purchase a home, it’s important to practice good home-buying etiquette. For homebuyers to have a good relationship with their real estate brokers, they need to follow several rules of [...]
Here’s the best way for a first-time homebuyer to search for their dream home: with a priority list. Being a first-time homebuyer can be daunting, but a priority list can be the best way to help homebuyers with their search for their dream home. To get started, homebuyers should narrow their choices by writing down [...]
http://youtu.be/L5PdJp3f3bM A slowdown has hit the housing market when it comes to home prices. Though home prices, according to Zillow, were up 6.4 percent year over year in the third quarter and up 1.2 percent from the end of the second quarter – the pace is slowing down. In the first quarter, home values [...]
