Chart Showing Average Mortgage Rates Over Past 30 Years
I always like to look at this chart. It shows yearly averages of conforming loan rates for a 30 year fixed loan. For those of us who weren't around to enjoy a 16% interest…
General Real Estate Advice & Tips
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3 Ways to Protect Your Escrow Deposit
You’ve made an offer on a property, the seller has accepted, and you’re ‘in contract. Now it’s time to put your money where your mouth is, as the saying goes. At this…
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How to Address a Leaky Window After Escrow Closes
Got this question from a friend on East Coast this week. Q: We bought our house months ago – now one of the bedroom windows leaked in the past rain storm– seller…
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Real Estate Agents Hate it When Buyers
Real estate agents know buying a home can be challenging. We want to help you through it and get you the best deal. But sometimes buyers can unwittingly turn the process into…
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You Bought a Home and the Basement Flooded. Now What?
Well-informed buyers may spend six months looking at properties, learning the neighborhoods, and gaining deep market knowledge. Once they identify a winner, they may spend weeks getting to know more about the…
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3 Reasons to Live in a New Home Before Renovating
Especially during a time of flat or declining home values, I’m a huge believer in making smart improvements to a property. Not only can you customize the home to your requirements, you…
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Should You Consider Listing Your Home During the Holidays?
As the holidays approach, I’m always asked the same questions: Should we keep our property on the real estate market or take it off? Do we list now, wait until after the…
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Get a Property Inspection Before You List
Many real estate agents and home sellers focus on staging, cleaning, and painting a property so it will ‘shine’ for potential buyers. They spend a good deal of time looking at comps…
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Top 3 tips for selling a home in 2011
If you’re planning to sell your home this year, I’ve got 3 tips to help you succeed. In my next blog post, I’ll have tips for home buyers. 1. Price it right.…
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First step in home buying: Look at houses or talk to bank?
If you have been saving up some money for some time, are steady with your job and looking to put down roots, then it is likely a good time to think about…
