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Selling a house on a busy street requires a determined effort from the home seller and the Realtor to emphasize the many positive aspects of the home, to reach your goal of a successful home sale. There are many advantages to owning a home on a busy street. There are more people consistently com...

Selling a house on a busy street requires a determined effort from the home seller and the Realtor to emphasize the many positive aspects of the home, to reach your goal of a successful home sale. There are many advantages to owning a home on a busy street. There are more people consistently com...

This is a frequently asked question, When is the right time to sell my home? Well, most people prefer the spring or summer months to move so this is when the real estate market is brewing, but the market can start heating up as early as February. This is especially true of families with children...

This is a frequently asked question, When is the right time to sell my home? Well, most people prefer the spring or summer months to move so this is when the real estate market is brewing, but the market can start heating up as early as February. This is especially true of families with children...

When Jack and Jill Smith moved into their new house, the first thing they decided to do was renovate the outdated bathroom. “The tub and tiles were avocado green,” Jill complained. “It was straight out of the 70s.” But soon, they’d completely transformed their bathroom, complete with bright trac...

When Jack and Jill Smith moved into their new house, the first thing they decided to do was renovate the outdated bathroom. “The tub and tiles were avocado green,” Jill complained. “It was straight out of the 70s.” But soon, they’d completely transformed their bathroom, complete with bright trac...

Fooled into satisfaction by the fact that they can make a larger down payment on a new home with funds received from the sale of their “old”, some sellers fail to address negatives on their credit reports and thereby suffer such consequences as higher interest rates and additional costs associat...

Fooled into satisfaction by the fact that they can make a larger down payment on a new home with funds received from the sale of their “old”, some sellers fail to address negatives on their credit reports and thereby suffer such consequences as higher interest rates and additional costs associat...

What About Property Taxes? The terms of your transaction and the resultant escrow instructions determine how the property taxes will be handled. If there is no mention of the proration of taxes, your escrow officer will not deal with any credits or charges for prorated taxes. However, if your es...

What About Cancellations? No escrow is opened with the intention that it will cancel, but there are occasions when a contingency cannot be met or when the parties disagree during the pendency of the escrow. Some escrow holders provide for such an event by incorporating an instruction in the type...