Why Home Value Estimate Tools Aren’t as Accurate as You Think
Real Estate May Be a Safe Haven in a Bear Market
Rental properties can help level out the peaks and valleys in your portfolio. Is a bear market on the way? That’s the question experts and investors alike have been debating for months. Given the cyclical nature of the market, it’s unrealistic to expect the current bull market to continue its run forever. What’s uncertain is…
7 Things To Do Before Buying a Flipped House
7 Things To Do Before Buying a Flipped House House flipping has gained notoriety from TV shows like HGTV’s “Flip or Flop” and A&E’s “Flipping Vegas,” but chances are the person who flips your potential future home won’t have a TV crew documenting the work. Horror stories abound of house flips that hid major problems,…
How Long does it (really) take to buy a home
5 Things to Know About the Economy This Week
Home Prices Hit 8-Year High (Getty Images) What Happened: The S&P/Case-Shiller National Home Price Index in October sat 5.2 percent above where the metric was a year ago, according to a report released Tuesday. The real estate pricing barometer now sits at its highest level since Oct. 2007. But price gains have largely been concentrated…
10 Ways You Can Lower Your Homeowners Insurance Premium
Follow these tips for reducing your insurance payments without having to foot the bill when disaster hits As a homeowner, you probably have more bills to pay than you’d like to think about. On top of your mortgage payment, you have utilities such as electric, water and gas, as well as maintenance and repairs that…
4 Eco-Friendly Upgrades for Your Home
Selling a home is no longer solely dependent on prime location and high-end amenities. Today’s luxury home buyers are seeking homes that have eco-friendly features or design elements, and sustainability has never before been such a hot topic in everyday real estate. According to the National Association of Realtors’ 2018 report on sustainability in real…
5 Tips for Buyers to Have a Successful Home Inspection
How to get the right information in an inspection and use it in negotiations for your home purchase. Throughout the homebuying process, you will encounter a number of expenses including, but certainly not limited to, an appraisal, transaction fees and a survey – but none is more important than the home inspection. Dollar for dollar,…
There’s No Better Time to Be a Real Estate Investor
Real estate investors may have never had it so good. A classic alternative investment in a volatile stock market, real estate also just got a boost from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with landlords among the biggest winners. The law’s new provisions especially favor rental properties. “Real estate investors have historically been given preferential…
7 Things Rising Interest Rates Mean for Homebuyers
It may be an even better idea to BUY A HOME NOW! The Federal Reserve announced today that interest rates will increase by 0.25 percent , or 25 basis points. The last time the Fed raised rates, “the iPhone didn’t even exist,” says Mark Fleming, chief economist for title insurance company First American Financial Corporation….