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...
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NAEBA Calls on Congress to Establish a Federal Mandate for Real Estate Agency Disclosure
The National Association of Exclusive Buyers Agents (NAEBA) released a letter to Congress today urging members to include real estate agency disclosure language in legislation relating to mortgage lending reform, including the Anti-Predatory Lending Act and the...
Homeowners Foundation Highlights Dangers for Home Buyers
The American Homeowners Foundation (AHF), the independent national nonprofit consumer education organization serving American homeowners since 1984, has published a free guide to help home buyers avoid the many traps related to buyer representation. These traps have...
Preferred Style of Home
Every buyer has a preferred style of home. Mid-Century homes built between 1945 and 1965 were made famous by Frank Lloyd Wright and Joseph Eichler. Popular Pre-WWII styles include Tudor, Colonial, Arts & Crafts, Mission, Italianate, Green Revival and Queen Anne....
NAEBA Experts Help Buyers Understand Market Timing and Other Factors Impacting the Right Time to Buy
You know the saying “What goes up, must come down.” and the real estate market is no exception. But how will we know when, why and how to handle it? NAEBA (National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents, are positioned to help buyers understand market timing....
NAEBA stands for Exclusive Buyer Agent, a Distinction Above All Others
Like medical doctors, real estate agents often have business cards with titles that read like alphabet soup. It can be intimidating to the patient or home buyer and yet it can make a world of difference in the outcome of your health treatment or home-buying...
Myths vs. Fact About Buying Today
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...
HUD Booklet Advises Buyers to Search for an Agent Who Will Represent Their Interests in RealEstate
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...
NAEBA: Still Time to Claim Up to an $8,000 US Tax Credit for Home Purchases
The National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents advises that first-time homebuyers and repeat purchasers can claim substantial tax credits if they buy a qualifying home before April 30, 2010. AVONDALE, AZ - Homebuyer tax credits of up to $8,000 established in 2009...
Record Low Mortgage Rates Continue; Increases Expected Soon
AVONDALE, AZ - February 19, 2010 - The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., known as Freddie Mac, released the latest results of its weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey showing that the 30-year, fixed rate mortgage finance rate averaged 4.93 percent with an average 0.7...
CNN Money Calls Purchasing Real Estate in 2010 a “No-brainer”
As we are on a roller coaster on a downhill slope toward the end of the tax credit, we are weighing the question of why buy in 2010. NAEBA, the National Association of Exclusive Buyers Agents, is a network of trusted agents who represent only buyers' best interests...
Real Estate Market Coming Up Roses but Buyers Should Beware of Thorns
The end of winter signals the beginning of the busy real estate season and the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (NAEBA) is renewing an effort to educate buyers about the various choices for agent representation in the home buying process. While most...