Gray skies don’t have to mean a drab indoor life. As winter plods along, you may wish you could just hibernate until spring. But there is, indeed, joy to be found in the quieter months of the year. While the trend may have come and gone in the U.S., the art of hygge, that feeling of being ultra-cozy and content, …
Real estate investing can be a great option for diversifying your portfolio, making a little income during retirement or even starting a new career. Do you have what it takes? Find out in our beginner’s guide to real estate investing. Over the past fifty years or so, real estate prices have skyrocketed. Even accounting for inflation and recessions, homes are …
Finally, you’ve done it: You’ve scoured the market for available homes—and then some—and found one you can’t stop thinking about. It’s time to make an offer! But before you put your money on the line, take a peek around the neighborhood. We won’t use a certain cliché, but there is a reason the pros emphasize location when buying real estate. …
Home buyers and sellers are in for even more holiday cheer this season as mortgage interest rates continued to fall. That makes it more affordable for folks to purchase properties as their monthly mortgage payments will be a little lower. Plus, it may lead to more buyers in the market eager to snap up properties before rates go back. That’s …
Ready to sell your house? Here is a few staging tips to get your home prepared for the market. When listing a home that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, you want to make sure it’s presented in the best light. You wouldn’t buy a $50,000 dollar car if it was filled from top to bottom in …
On December 14, 2016, the Fed raised a key overnight bank-to-bank lending rate by .25 percent. Even though this is a short-term rate, it also impacts longer-term home loan rates. Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages rose about .5 percent between the election and this Fed meeting — causing monthly payments on a $300,000 loan to rise $85 per month and …
You have successfully completed the pre-approval process to purchase the perfect home, and after tirelessly searching for the dream home, you finally found it! With the help of your trusty real estate agent, you make an offer that is accepted. However, there is still more to be done. Read through this closing timetable of an accepted home offer so that …
