While the market may play a big role in the sale of your home, there are other factors that can hurt your home's chances of selling. Let's say you've cleaned up the home and the clutter has been cleared. Are there tenants still living on the property? What about pet damage? Do they have cat [...]

What should I ask my real estate broker before hiring? Nearly 90% of home sellers use a listing agent and there’s a good reason for that: selling a home takes hard work. This includes time, negotiating skills, and an in-depth understanding of neighborhood trends. A good agent markets your home aggressively. That’s putting it simply. [...]

Real Estate and Back Taxes Most people are aware that failure to pay federal, state, or local taxes has serious repercussions. One of those consequences involves the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) placing a tax lien against your house. This can be potentially problematic, particularly if you are planning to sell your home. Before delving into [...]

For many people, the thought of losing a home is their worst nightmare. After putting so much money, time, and love into converting your house into a home, it is demoralizing, to put it lightly, to face losing what you had previously considered a lifetime investment. When facing such a harrowing possibility, it may be [...]

A house can be an ideal investment and a great way to avoid steep rental prices. Nowadays, even businesses recognize the value of owning property, with successful firms investing as much as 50% of their assets in real estate. Purchasing a property involves a lengthy real estate transaction, especially for the first-time homebuyer. In this [...]

When you’re in the financing process on a new property, you’ll probably end up getting a mortgage. When you get to that crucial step, it’s very important that you’re well informed about the mortgage process. In this article, we explain how mortgage lenders work and what you should do if they refuse to work with [...]

Everybody who is in the home-selling process wants to sell the house for more than they paid for it. However, many homeowners have no idea how to increase their home’s value. It’s actually quite easy to increase the value of your house; all you need are a few tips and tricks. We’ve assembled a list [...]

At first, the idea of selling one’s home without depending on the expertise of a realtor might be a bit scary. After all, the National Association of Realtors has spent millions of dollars over the last 17 years trying to convince consumers that realtors are a necessary aspect of home buying via their seemingly infinite [...]

Everyone wants to know what their home is worth. Seeing what kind of equity you’ve been building over the years can provide you with a sense of security. Most importantly, though, it can help you determine your selling price and what you can afford to pay for your next home. Various factors are involved when [...]

Starter Home Construction Slows amidst Housing Recovery Throughout the United States new-home construction has remained at historic lows despite the housing recovery that has been underway the past several years. Starter homes priced below $200,000 continue to shrink more so than any other housing division, as reported by the U.S. Census data. New homes [...]