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7 Smart Ways To Lower the Cost of Buying a New-Construction Home
While buying any home is an expensive endeavor these days, buying a brand-new home—where everything is in pristine condition—could understandably cost a bit more. Many homebuyers may find the added expense of new construction well worth it, due to the money they stand...
Turn a Lowball Offer into a Home Run
A seller’s worst nightmare is, of course, not being able to sell their home. But also scoring very high on the would-be disaster list is getting a lowball offer—as much as 10% to 30% below list price—from a buyer who is in serious need of a reality check. So what’s up...
5 Solid Reasons To Buy a House Now
Warm weather usually brings out the barbecues, beach trips, and homebuyers in droves. But for this particular home shopping season, many buyers might feel like they’re on the fence. Homebuyer ambivalence is high for good reason: On the one hand, buyers might be...
10 Steps To Buying a New-Construction House
While buying most things in life is a fairly simple process of adding to a cart and ponying up a credit card, buying a home is understandably a bit more involved. And if the home you’re hoping to buy is brand new, this type of purchase comes with its own unique...
Bidding War Strategies For Sellers
The housing market remains a roller coaster. Inventory is low, prices are high, and most homes are still flying off the proverbial shelves. But even in a fast-paced market like this, there are no guarantees for your particular home. So how can a seller create the kind...
What Are Housing Starts, and Why Should Homebuyers Care?
What exactly are housing starts? This term, so often thrown around by housing policy wonks and quoted in dense financial reports, refers to the number of new homes on which builders have started construction in any particular month. The latest figures can be found in...