In the initial excitement over making an offer to buy a new home, buyers often pay little or no attention to how the earnest money deposit is handled. That lack ... Read More

If P. T. Barnum were alive today, he would be hawking real estate advice on the seminar circuit. Just when you think that all the real estate crooks have either filed ... Read More

You can't sell a house if you can't get the buyers inside it. The truth is all the virtual tours and online photographs don't take the place of actually ... Read More

Way back in the old days, like the 1980s, home buyers didn't think twice about going to a local bank for home financing. They didn't shop rates, had never heard ... Read More

Bathrooms and kitchens are the top home improvements that will return the most money upon resale. Every year the National Association of Realtors, in conjunction with Remodeling Magazine, publishes the ... Read More

It's been my experience that the average person doesn't often think about real estate agents until one needs to hire an agent to sell or help buy a home. Since ... Read More

Most real estate agents aren't going to tell a prospective customer or client that sellers have a variety of listing agreements to choose from and a host of exclusions to ... Read More

Experts often suggest that home buyers hire a different real estate agent for representation instead of going directly to the listing agent. It's especially important for first-time home buyers to ... Read More

Sellers cart around such long laundry lists of things to do before closing the sale of a home that it's easy to feel overwhelmed and stressed. From scheduling movers, enrolling ... Read More

First-time home buyers are being priced out of many real estate markets around the country. Let's face it: lots of cities have experienced 25% appreciation or more per year over ... Read More