Viewing homes can be an exciting process, especially if it's your first home. You get to walk through each room of an open house and visualize how you would use the space and make it your own. All the while, enjoying the tour by the listing agent and (maybe)...
So after a lot of time thinking it through, you're finally ready to commit to becoming a homeowner. Congratulations! You've got a lot to look forward to, but now you also have a lot of work ahead of you. One of the most confusing aspects of buying a home, especially...
Buying a home is an exciting time, especially if you're a first-time buyer. After all, you're looking for the perfect future home that will serve you in the years ahead. But before you can put down those roots you need to navigate the home buying process. This can...
If you're a first-time home buyer, you'll quickly discover that there's a lot to buying a home. There'll be a lot of market data to comb through, an excessive amount of choices to make and a mountain of paperwork to understand. Then when you do find a home, you'll...
Nothing talks quite like money in real estate. The ability to put down an all-cash offer on a home immediately puts you ahead of those offers who are relying on financing. Why? Because it cuts out the time and hassle of the mortgage approval process. For those who...
Relocating can be an expensive and stressful proposition. There are a number of important decisions to be made, all within a deadline and a budget. When your relocation involves a distant move, there is uncertainty about finding the right home and community to fit...
Home builders market newly-built homes as if they offer worry-free living. While brand-new homes offer some advantages when it comes to energy-efficiency and modern amenities, they are rarely completely free of defect. Without the representation of an Exclusive Buyer...
Enjoy peace of mind during the home buying process by planning ahead and finding a buyer agent before you shop for your new home. The ideal agent, one exclusively representing real estate buyers, can be found through an interview based on the kind of questions they...
Plenty of myths surround the experience of home buying. The problem is that the truisms of yesteryear may not hold true today, what with the recession of 2009, the predictions for the economy, and the transient nature of some career paths today. You may have heard...
US Department of Housing and Urban Development Releases Latest Version of Shopping for your Home Loan HUD Booklet advises buyers to search for an agent who will represent their interests in real estate transaction AVONDALE, AZ January 01, 2010 – In its first revision...
Personally, I would never buy a home without an inspection. In fact, I may even go a little overboard. When I purchased my home, which was new construction, I not only had it inspected throughout the construction process, but I also had it inspected about a month...
This is one of the most common questions we get in the NAEBA office. Unfortunately, the answer isn't as simple as it seems. The simple answer: Exclusive Buyer Agents (EBAs) get paid the same way traditional buyers agents do. The real difference in an EBA and a...