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Once a property is sold, the majority of buyers do a home inspection to ensure the property is safe and sound. One of the challenges with buying older homes, or even homes buit prior to some housing code changes, are things that come up on the inspection. City codes do change, some items are more...
10/03/2013
Many sellers who are also purchasing a home have concerns when trying to coordinate the move. Often times the closings for the 2 homes are on the same day and typically the closings are either back to back or within a couple hours of each other. If using movers, it's important to let them know th...
09/12/2013
Sometimes negotiating inspections can be more challenging/time consuming than negotiating the initial agreement. Inspections are very important for a buyer to know they are getting a safe and structurally sound home. Sometimes items brought up from an inspection can be more cosmetic,etc. Safety a...
09/05/2013
Now that the school year is about to begin, many sellers are asking "Should I sell now or wait until next year?" We don't know what the interest rates will be next year and we don't know if the inventory of homes will increase...not possible to predict. We do know that the interest rates today ar...
08/29/2013
One of the challenges that the real estate market has encountered more frequently as of late has been appraisals. Many articles have been written about appraisal issues when it comes to values. What is happening even more is work orders from appraisals on non-government loans. In the past it was ...
08/22/2013
Although interest rates appear higher than a few months ago, they are extremely low historically. No one knows for sure what the rates will be in the future...we know they are fantastic right now and they are making housing affordable for many. Less risk to buy now...   Written by: Kale Hassan Re...
08/08/2013
  It is often assumed that the sellers shall pay closing costs for the buyers. During the buyer's market we recently went through, we saw an increase of buyers requesting closing costs from a seller. We are still seeing requests, but the percentage of buyers requesting has dropped as the market h...
07/18/2013
One of the more stressful times in the real estate transaction is when a  seller of a property realizes they have to move out on closing day and move into a new property on the same day. Working with a professional Realtor will help to coordinate closing times and provide advice on the logistics ...
06/27/2013
There are lots of statistics available regarding real estate markets. The one thing to remember is that real estate is very localized. You can have similar homes 1 mile apart from each other (or even closer together) that are in different neighborhoods that allow the values of the homes to vary g...
06/14/2013
Many buyers that will be searching for homes over the next couple of months will be aiming to be settled in their new home before school starts. For sellers planning on selling this year, getting their home on the market sooner, rather than later, would be a good move.       Written by: Kale Hass...
06/06/2013
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