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Don't get discouraged or misled by certain real estate "rules." Find the right home for you by ignoring these 11 home buying myths.
Shopping for a new home can be exciting, and it’s tempting to grab the first house you fall in love with. But exercis...
The housing market has definitely rebounded since the Great Recession, but if you know where to look, you can still get a home for well under $100,000—especially ...
The property professionals who show and sell houses for a living have to live somewhere too! So what’s on their “must" list for homes of their own? Real estate ag...
It’s a well-established pattern: Home sales heat up every spring and summer, and then, as the leaves begin to change, the market begins to cool. By November, with...
In almost every city in the United States, certain neighborhoods are in hot demand, and real estate dealings in those areas can become alarmingly cutthroat. Don’t...
Attending open houses can feel a bit awkward at first—after all, you’re basically invading the private space of a perfect stranger. But buying a home is a time to...
Purchasing a house is a major undertaking--and, even for folks who’ve been through it before, the process can be a bit terrifying. The sums are usually huge, the ...
While a fixer-upper can be a lot cheaper than a home that's move-in ready, some fixer-uppers just aren't worth the headache. If the home you have your eye is plag...
When it comes to putting your house on the market, you spend much of your time considering how to stage your rooms to...
A foreclosed home may seem like a great way to get a sweet deal on a house—but buyer beware! Foreclosed homes that have been abandoned or neglected for months—or ...
Whether you are buying or selling a home, it's a challenge to find the best real estate agent. Our tips will help you simplify the agent-selecting process.
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So you’ve bought your first house—congratulations! You’ve searched for and found a place that you love. You've secure...
The house is yours—almost. Make sure you don't fall victim to these common pitfalls that might break the deal.
Well, that didn’t last long. The buoyant housing market of this past spring has already sputtered out, and mounting e...
If you're house hunting, here are some things to keep in mind on your walk-through. Check for structural integrity. ...
Risky practices consigned to the past, mortgage lenders are now returning to applying the same standards that your pa...
As founder and president of The Rural Connection, a real estate company based in Upstate New York, Randy Florke has p...
You don't need children to understand that good public schools support the value of homes in their district. And whil...
Real estate agents like to say that house hunters make offers based not on price, but emotions. Recently, Duke Univer...
Jean Nayar is a licensed real estate agent with Bond New York and the author of several books on decorating and desig...
In most areas of the U. S. , housing costs are rising faster than wages. To meet the federal government’s definition ...
Perhaps you have been searching for several months or even years, and now you have found the perfect home. Your dream...
Bob Vila’s Home Again opened its fifteenth season with a bay-front condo remodel along the Venetian Island stretch of...
So you like the way the house looks and believe the footprint will accommodate your family’s needs. But how does it f...
The Floor PlanFind out how many rooms the house has and whether or not the number will meet your family’s needs. In p...
Before you buy a home, you should hire a professional inspector to conduct a thorough analysis of the true state of t...
With home sales running a solid 12% ahead of last spring, some house hunters are waiving the inspection contingency. ...
For the past several years, 20% has been the minimum down payment for standard loans, but as the market recovers and ...
The residential housing market is finally experiencing an upswing across most markets. Even relatively stable regions...
Owning a home is the best way to build family wealth—that's been the prevailing wisdom, at least, for the last severa...
Common sense dictates that homes in walkable neighborhoods, with easy access to public transit, would pull higher val...
All of a sudden there are not enough houses for sale to meet homebuyers' rising level of demand. Could you pull off ...
Traditional real estate wisdom dictates that you should never buy the nicest house on the block. Calibrate potential ...
The smart way to buy today is with resale in mind. Here are four long-term trends that will likely shape the marketab...
Lots of home-buyers look for “short sales”, because on the surface, they can seem like a bargain. CM_BVILANOTES-6 Buy...
In the current real estate market, it’s not hard to find foreclosed properties to buy. But a home that looks like a g...
Though they've seen their parents lose equity, today's 20-somethings have home-buying on their minds. A just-released...
It's a realty agent's dream: bidding wars are back! At least, that's the hyperventilation du jour. From Boston to Los...
Following some simple guidelines can safeguard your property, keep your family protected, and lower your insurance pr...
Search for Hidden ProblemsNow, more than ever, buyer beware. Most sellers just aren’t motivated to do expensive repai...
Loaning money is at the heart of a bank's business. But to stay in business, the bank must do it carefully, lending i...
Mark Brock is a fan of fixer-uppers. He bought his first in the midseventies, a circa-1935 house in Columbia, SC, tha...
