Top 10 Home Buying Mistakes

1. Going it alone. Buying a house is a complex transaction. Even if you don’t use an agent, you’ll need a complete, dependable team: lender, lawyer, inspector, insurer, as well as referrals and advice from friends and family. Enlist the help of these individuals early in the buying process. 2. Love and purchase at first [...]

Buying a New Home? What You Should Know!

If you are taking the next step in life and purchasing a home, chances are that you are feeling the pressure and the anxiety that goes along with this difficult decision.  Those who buy homes are very anxious, eager to get any information they can about real estate.  Before you buy a home, it always [...]

5 Reasons to Buy or Rent-to-Own Versus Renting

When it comes to big decisions in your life, buying a home is probably one of the biggest.  There is commitment and responsibility that comes with this decision, of which you don’t experience when you are renting.  Don’t let that scare you though, there are plenty of benefits to owning or renting-to-own your own home [...]

Four Reasons You Should Sign a Buyer Representation Agreement

So what exactly is a Buyer Representation Agreement? Well, it is an agreement that establishes a broker-buyer agency relationship. This agreement signifies for a designated period of time, the buyer has engaged a specific realtor to work exclusively on their behalf to find them a home. So why should you sign one?

The Matter of Affordability

Housing-price increases mean future challenges for both owners and renters. Sales of both low- and high-rise newly built homes cooled significantly in April from the near-frenzied pace of the previous month. Why that happened, and whether the pace will pick up again as summer progresses remain matters of speculation. The only thing that appears certain [...]