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Three Tips for Avoiding Closing-Day Glitches
Closing day is the most exciting day in the home-buying process. The long journey is finally over, and you will sign your papers and get your keys. Once you’ve been told that your home mortgage has a...
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What Is an Escalation Clause and When Should You Use One?
As real estate markets across the country heat up, competitive buying situations and bidding wars are becoming the norm. In many cities, the majority of new listings are receiving multiple offers....
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Want to Sell Your House? Don’t Do These 4 Things
When potential buyers drive up to your home, they’re full of hope. They imagine themselves baking in the kitchen and their kids playing in the yard. Most of all they think: “Could this be my home?”...
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5 Essential Questions to Ask Before Buying a Mid-Century Modern Home
realtor.com They’re those much-discussed, much sought-after, in some corners much drooled-over striking, iconic wood-and-glass structures with open floor plans, seamless integrations with their...
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What Kind of Home Can You Buy for $1 Million?
realtor.com Many Americans see buying a million-dollar home as a sign that they’ve finally made it, but is this still true in today’s housing market? What will a chunk of change this size buy you...
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7 Awesome Features That (Surprise!) Might Make Your House Harder to Sell
DigiStu/iStock Ahhhh, you’ve finally found your dream home. Right? Before you commit to buying, make sure you consider whether some of your favorite features might actually hold back your house when...
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By the Numbers: Who’s Buying Homes These Days?
D3Damon/iStock Whether you own a house or just hope to some day, it’s natural to wonder exactly how you stack up to everybody else when it comes to looking for and buying a home. Lucky for you,...
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Selling Stocks to Buy a Home? How to Do It Right
Illustration by Chris Gash To cover the down payment required for a jumbo loan, some home buyers are borrowing money—from themselves. When buying a home in Avon, Conn., Matthew and Shannon Carbray...
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Dying to Buy a Home? Try the ‘Seahawks Strategy’
Catherine Lane/iStock With football season entering its hot ’n’ heavy back half, hundreds of thousands of fans across the country are glued to their big-screen TVs during game time—cheering on their...
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10 Instagram Open Houses Worth Hitting Before Thanksgiving
mseidelch/iStock; instagram.com Thanksgiving is nearly upon us. In fact, this weekend is the last lull before holiday madness truly begins. So perhaps it’s worth taking this final breather to focus on...
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Baby Boomers Are Messing Up Home Buying for Everyone Else
Cultura RM Exclusive/yellowdog/Getty Images If you’re trying to buy a home for your growing family but find that the pickings are slim, now you’ve got someone to blame: baby boomers. The Washington...
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8 Stages We All Go Through When Buying a Home
Houses With Faces via Facebook; flickr.comHGTV; buzzfeed.com If you’re about to buy a home—especially if it’s your first—it’s perfectly reasonable to feel elated one moment, terrified the next, angry,...
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6 Types of Homeowners: Which One Are You?
M_a_y_a/iStock Whether you own a home or plan to one day, here’s one question you may not have pondered: What type of homeowner are you? Because, let’s face it, there are as many different types of...
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8 Things You Should Never Say When Buying a Home
Man: selimaksan/iStock; face: yuoak If you’re in the throes of house hunting, chances are you’re excited—whether it’s your first home or your fifth. It’s an emotional roller-coaster ride! Seeing...
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So You Wanna Buy a House? Step 11: The Final Walk-through
Maskot/Getty Images You’re thisclose to owning a new home, you can almost taste it. The closing paperwork is prepared, your new digs passed the inspection, and—wonder of wonders—you’re even happy with...
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More Single Women Hunt for Homes, Not Husbands
Andrew Bret Wallis/iStock Alayna Tagariello Francis had always assumed she’d marry first, then buy a home. But when she found herself footloose, free, and definably single in her early 30s, she...
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Sneaky Ways to Check for Problems in a Home Before You Buy
burtongirl/Getty Images Savvy home buyers know that when they’re checking out a house, they should kick the tires—or maybe the floorboards, bathtubs, and walkways—to ensure everything is in working...
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8 Critical Things to Do Before Buying a Home: How Many Have You Done?
mattjeacock/iStock So you’re finally ready to get serious and buy a house—chalk it up to the amazing spring weather, or maybe a precious bun baking in the oven, or that much anticipated promotion at...
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Should You Really Trust Your Gut When Choosing a Home?
Fengyuan Chang/iStock Love at first sight is every bit as much of a cherished concept for houses as it is for relationships. So how do you know when you’ve found your dream home? While there are a...
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Buying a Home May Be More Affordable Than You Think
Jacob Kepler/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEverything seems to be on the rise these days in the world of real estate: home prices, mortgage interest rates, even the number of buyers competing with you for...
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5 Things Every First-Time Home Buyer Needs to Know
iStockHere’s what every first-time home buyer needs to know to dive into house hunting with confidence—and with as few curveballs as possible. 1. How much home you can afford as a first-time home...
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How to Sell a House to a Family Member: Tax Implications and Experts You...
MarsBars/iStockIf you’re wondering how to sell a house to a family member, first, a bit of congratulations are in order. You’ve found a buyer! The most strenuous part of the home-selling process is...
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Will Bitcoin Revolutionize How Real Estate Is Bought and Sold?
iStock; realtor.comThe past few months have been a crazy roller-coaster ride for bitcoin—and the folks who have the cryptocurrency. The value of the mysterious, paradigm-shifting bitcoin shot up...
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How Much Below the Asking Price Should You Offer on a House? Answers Here!
asiseeit/iStockHow much below asking price should you offer on a house? Or is it something you shouldn’t try at all? The not-so-simple answer: It all depends on the market you’re in and other factors...
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Miami’s Soft Condo Market Could Turn Around by 2020
Stickney Design / Getty ImagesHomebuyers are likely to absorb Miami’s abundance of unsold condos within the next two years, as developers hesitate to break ground on new projects, according to...
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