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Avoid These 5 Mistakes When Buying a Home Sight Unseen Buying a home sight unseen might seem like a massive gamble: plunking down hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) of dollars on a property you’ve never set foot in, your fingers crossed it looks just like the photos and doesn’t have major issues! So how lucky […]

New Homes, New Year: 11 Brand-New Homes for Sale There are lots of reasons we’re looking to slam the door shut on 2020. But how about leaving your old house behind and toasting new beginnings in the new year? We’ve found 11 great homes on the market right now that are brand-new—all ready for you […]

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Forever Changed the Process of Selling a House In normal circumstances, selling a house involves interacting with a lot of people. In-person house tours, roundtable closings, and handshakes are all standard formalities. But in a world rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic, safety and social distancing are a must, and real […]

Now Is the Time to Be a Homebuyer There’s no doubt, 2020 was a seller’s market when it came to home buying. Most houses sold at or above list price, sales were quick, and people were looking for change thanks to the monotony of pandemic life. But even though sellers definitely had the better year, […]

Several Charts Showing The Ticking Clock For Rates Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch One major theme in the 2nd half of 2020 is that mortgage rates have been insulated from market drama–walking a different path than their usual best friend, 10yr Treasury yields. If you ask Treasuries, the big bounce in rates is already well […]

First-time Homebuyers Look to Micro Home Movement Tiny houses are not new, but COVID-19 and resultant lifestyle changes are making the movement more popular, according to IPX1031, a Fidelity National Financial Company blog, which conducted a survey of 2,000 Americans to understand how likely they would be to live in a tiny home. The researchers also looked […]

Let’s Make a Deal! 7 Things You Can Negotiate When Buying a Home—Beyond the Asking Price Whether you’re buying your first home or your 11th, there’s one thing we all think about when it comes time to negotiate the deal: wiggling that pesky price down as much as possible. Of course, price is important when […]

Housing demand likely to stay high for years, according to new study The homebuying bonanza and real estate boom in the midst of one of the worst recessions in U.S. history is perhaps one of the biggest surprises to come out of 2020 — certainly the biggest pleasant surprise. But that leaves a lot of […]

Single-Family Homes Selling at Prices 17% Above Condos According to a new analysis from Redfin, the typical American single-family home that sold this year went for an average price that was 17.3% more than the typical condo. This is a $58,000 difference in price. This price gap is an increase from the 15.4% difference in […]

Dig Out the Mittens – December Offers the Best Home Buying Bargains Posted To: MND NewsWire While this COVID-19 positive year has certainly been an exception, spring is usually considered the optimum time , on both sides of the transaction, to buy or sell a home. A new study, by ATTOM Data Solutions, indicates that […]