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Selling Your Home? Don’t Skip These 3 Essential Steps or Your Sale Will Suffer
If you want to sell your home quickly — and for the most profit — you can’t just list it and cross your fingers. Successful sales are well-planned sales, and there are several ways in which you can make sure your own home sale turns out as you’d like it to.
The Top Ways To Add Storage To A Home
There are many homeowners who are looking for help with storage. Even after moving in, many homeowners still have a lot of items they need to get rid of and this is where built-in storage solutions can be helpful.
What Potential Homebuyers Need To Know About Buying Their First Homes
It is exciting to purchase a house for the first time, but this is also a major financial decision. Therefore, potential homebuyers need to make sure they are prepared. What do potential homeowners need to know about purchasing a home for the first time? Learn more about this process below.
Buying Property As-Is: How To Protect Yourself Accordingly
If you are looking for a home, your agent may tell you that a home is being sold as-is. This means that there may be major defects with the home that the seller is not willing to repair before offloading the property. As a result, their problems may become your problems if you purchase that property. How can you protect yourself during the sale?
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – October 11, 2021
Last week’s scheduled economic news included readings on public and private-sector jobs and the national unemployment rate. Weekly readings on mortgage rates and jobless claims were also published.
What Are The Requirements To Sell A Home Using An FHA Loan?
Before an owner can market a property to buyers that want to use a FHA loan, he will want to familiarize himself with the FHA’s standards. FHA won’t insure loans on just any property.
While their standards aren’t as stringent as they used to be, a home needs to be in relatively good condition to qualify for FHA financing.
Looking for an Eco-friendly Upgrade? Try These Easy Ways to Save Water Around the Home
While there are many simple tricks for saving water that will make you feel better about your environmental footprint, here are a few easy upgrades that will make that saving a little more automatic.
Getting Your Mortgage Application Approved As A Self-Employed, First-Time Homebuyer
A significant number of people are self-employed, which means they might be relying on this income to apply for a mortgage. It is true that people who are self-employed may face additional challenges when trying to get approved for a home loan when compared to someone with traditional W2 income, these are obstacles that can be overcome. With the right qualifications and documentation, even first-time homebuyers who are self-employed should be able to qualify for the home loan they need.
Keep Your Home Free From Clutter With These Helpful Unpacking Tips
The thrill of purchasing a new home is unparalleled; however, once you close on the sale, the dreaded unpacking process begins. You probably did not realize just how much stuff you had until you had to pack it all up.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – October 4, 2021
Last week’s economic reporting included readings from S&P Case Shiller Home Price Indices, the National Association of Realtors(R)’ report on pending home sales, and the University of Michigan’s final consumer sentiment index for September. Weekly readings on mortgage rates and jobless claims were also released.