Tips & Tricks

Renovating a Home During Inflation: How To Add Value Without Draining Your Savings Account – July 14, 2022

With inflation at a 40-year high and mortgage rates more than 2% points higher than they were six months ago (and continuing to climb), you might find that now is not the right time to buy a new home. Instead, it might be time to love the one you already own.

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I’m Priced Out of Single-Family Homes. Should I Buy a Condo Instead? – July 7, 2022

By Kathleen Willcox Feel like you’re priced out of the housing market? You’re in good company. Rising mortgage rates mean that millions of homebuyers have been shut out of the market. That, coupled with home prices that are curren...

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3 Common Reasons Homebuyers Are Unable To Win the House—and How To Get Around Them

By Ana Durrani It’s rough out there for homebuyers. Sky-high prices, rising mortgage rates, fewer homes on the market, and bidding wars are all part of most buyers’ journeys these days. The cost of buying a house is up 50% from a year ...

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7 Secrets No One Tells You That’ll Help You Buy a House Right Now

By Nina Malkin Once upon a time, wannabe homebuyers could leisurely peruse a variety of properties in their price range, mull over their choices, put in an offer, and presume they’ll be moving in soon enough. But how things have changed!...

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Should I Sell My House? 6 Signs It’s Time

By Stephanie Booth As much as you love your home, there may come a time when you start thinking: Should I sell my house? According to the National Association of Realtors®, homeowners tend to stay in a house about ten years before they s...

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How to map out your real estate strategy for today’s housing market

Perspective by Rory S. Coakley Even if the market loosens up and more houses are listed for sale, there will still be plenty of competition this spring and summer. You don’t have to be an avid follower of the market to know that in th...

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How Long Does It Take to Build a House?

How long does it take to build a house? It’s a question often posed by people looking to buy an idyllic piece of land so they can construct their dream home from the ground up. If this describes your current housing situation, you’ve...

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Should You Wait Until Spring To Sell Your Home? No Way! Why Winter Listings Rule Today

Winter is typically a slow time for home sales, when sellers might wonder if they have any hope of finding a buyer. But will that be the case this winter? “Normally this is a boring question, but this year it’s anything but,” say...

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Buying a Home in Your 20s? Here’s Everything You Need To Know

Buying a home presents a different proposition for people in each stage of life. If you’re 20-something, you probably have a lot on your plate. You may be just out of school, dealing with student loans, and starting your professional care...

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Buying a Home in Your 30s? Here’s Everything You Need To Know

Pop quiz: What’s the average age when most people buy their first home? Thirty-four, according to the credit reporting company Experian. And if you’re near that age and thinking of buying a home, the decision to proceed probably has a ...

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