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The Perks of Winter Home Buying

Winter is often considered to be a dead time for home sales, as the holidays often cause sellers to put their sales on pause, and the cold weather can lower attendance rates for showings. However, some experts are beginning to question this conventional wisdom, especially this year. 

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Topics: Homebuyer and Seller Education

3 Tips to Find Motivated Home Sellers

Purchasing a house may seem like a daunting task, but homebuyers can conduct research to find affordable properties. In fact, there are several indicators that property buyers can look for to determine if a seller may be motivated to move quickly. 

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Topics: Homebuyer and Seller Education

Buying a Home for Retirement

Low mortgage rates and improving optimism across the country have helped entice first-time homebuyers into the market. Several recent studies have shown that in most areas, buying a home is a superior fiscal option than renting, and as a result, many lifelong renters have become homeowners. However, it's not only young people that have been...

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Topics: Homebuyer and Seller Education Housing New Home Buying

Go Slow With a Home Purchase

The process of buying a home is typically long and involved, and many people who enter it are anxious to get it over with as soon as they can. Whether they are pressured by time concerns or simply anxious to start life in their new home, many buyers look for ways to accelerate the process. However, with such an important process, most experts...

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Topics: Homebuyer and Seller Education New Home Buying

How to Know When It Is a Good Time to Sell Your Home

Many factors are involved in deciding whether it is the right time to sell your house: the condition of the property, the state of your neighborhood and, of course, whether it's a good time for you and your family to move to a new location. However, perhaps even more important than any of these factors in determining whether to list your home is...

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Topics: Homebuyer and Seller Education Economy

Mortgage Closing Terms Every Buyer Should Know

When the housing crisis and economic recession hit, it put many prospective homebuyers’ plans on hold, forcing those considering purchasing a home into the rental market. Now, as the economy continues to improve, some of those renters are looking to own.

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Topics: Homebuyer and Seller Education New Home Buying