May 14, 2020

How Do Real Estate Agent Matching Sites Work?

The first asset an agent matching site offers is an abundant pool of real estate agents, each possessing unique experiences in terms of sales prices, repair contingencies, clientele and contractual terms.

May 12, 2020

Staging the Interior of Your Home to Sell

Thinking of selling your home? The quickest and least expensive "home improvement" project is to stage your home. Making simple improvements and staging your home correctly can increase your home value. Here's a short list of where to start –

May 09, 2020

How Has the Pandemic Affected Mortgage Rates?

To prevent commerce from crumbling altogether, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System lowered its benchmark lending rate effectively to zero. Given the current state of the economy, however, this action may just jump-start the mortgage business with new applications.

May 07, 2020

What Personal Information is Required When I Apply for a Mortgage?

...it is safe to say that most of us do not like sharing personal information if we can help it. Yet for a mortgage lender to extend large amounts of cash to new applicants, it must learn a few things about their trustworthiness and overall reliability.

May 05, 2020

What is Mortgage Insurance and When is it Required?

What Does Mortgage Insurance Cover? Essentially, this type of insurance protects a lender against borrower default. That is, the insurance company will recompense the bank or finance company if the borrower stops making monthly payments.

May 03, 2020

Lending Terms for the First Time Home Buyer

Unless independently wealthy, first-time home buyers need to borrow money from a bank or finance company. This involves reams of paperwork, the surrender of financial privacy -- to a degree -- and a lot of waiting.

May 01, 2020

Real Estate Terms for the First Time Home Buyer

You want to purchase a home but the idea scares you. Key to reducing stress and anxiety in acquiring property for the very first time is to become conversant in the language of real estate. Only then can you ask the right questions to avoid pitfalls.

April 27, 2020

Selling a House During the Pandemic

The spring real estate market is usually the prime selling season of the year, but not this year. Many buyers and sellers are holding off on their real estate transactions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some people's need to sell their house doesn't change during a pandemic.

April 25, 2020

How Do VA Loans Work and Who Qualifies?

Even before the United States became a country, care for veterans of war has always been a priority. The Plymouth Colony settlers, for example decreed that the colony had a responsibility to those injured in battles with indigenous peoples.