The neighborhood you choose can have a big impact on your lifestyle –safety, available amenities, and convenience all play their part. Here are a few things you can do before making that big move into a new community. 1. Make a list of the activities—movies, health club, church—you engage in regularly and stores you visit […]
If your goal is to purchase a home, it pays to have all your financial ducks in a row. “The best homebuyers, the best borrowers, are the ones who come in prepared,” said Dale Robyn Siegel, president of Circle Mortgage Group in Harrison, New York. Here are some ways to get ready and stay ready: […]
If you are debating purchasing a home right now, you are probably getting a lot of advice. Though your friends and family have your best interests at heart, they may not be fully aware of your needs and what is currently happening in the real estate market. Ask yourself the following three questions to help […]
There has been a lot written about millennials and their preference to live in city centers above their favorite pizza place. Some have even gone so far as to say that millennials are a “Renter-Generation”. And while this might be true for some millennials, more and more research has surfaced that shows for the vast […]
So you made an offer, it was accepted, and now your next task is to have the home inspected prior to closing. Oftentimes, agents make your offer contingent on a clean home inspection. This contingency allows you to renegotiate the price you paid for the home, ask the sellers to cover repairs, or even, in some […]
As more and more baby boomers enter retirement age, the question of whether they should sell their homes and move has become a hot topic. In today’s housing market climate, with low available inventory in the starter and trade-up home categories, it makes sense to evaluate your home’s ability to adapt to your needs in […]