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What Does a Home Inspector Look For? A Whole Lot
Hiring a home inspector to check out a house before you buy it takes time, but it can save you big money in the end. But what […]
12 Fresh Updates To Get Ready For Spring
It’s that tricky time of year when spring is almost here but there are still some chilly days ahead. While you’re waiting for the sunshine […]
Open House Etiquette for Home Buyers
A favorite pastime of many people—whether in the market to buy a home or simply curious—is to attend a Sunday Open House. In fact, checking out open houses […]
6 Habits All Successful Home Buyers Have in Common
Welcome to 2019! Resolving to eat more kale and take the stairs are fine resolutions. But if this is the year you vow to buy a […]
How Is Interest Calculated for a Mortgage?
Each month you make payments on your new mortgage, a portion of the payment goes to paying down your balance, or principal, while the other […]
Lower Mortgage Rates Give New-Home Sales Best Month Since Spring
Sales of newly built single-family homes picked up at the end of last year, reaching the highest level since May 2018, a newly released report […]
Spring Landscape Maintenance Tips
Advice on Garden Preparation, Pruning, Fertilizing, Lawn Care Read these spring landscape maintenance tips as soon as Old Man Winter eases his icy grip on […]
Buyers Still Prefer Green Home Features, and Will Pay More Up Front to Save
NAHB economist Paul Emrath discusses the results of the latest NAHB home buyer preference survey, in which buyers responded that they still prefer green features in […]
Experts weigh in on what the 2019 housing market will bring
A year ago, several experts predicted the new tax law would cause a slowdown in the housing market. So far, the limitations on mortgage-interest and property-tax deductions […]