When it’s time to take out a home loan, many people opt to go to the bank that already has their money. Some consumers, though, go to their credit union and still others go through a community or regional institution. The home buying process generally starts online, but ultimately, the majority of consumers go through a...Read More

When you purchase a house, a townhome, or a condominium in an HOA community, you do so because the association actively works to keep the community clean, well-maintained, safe, and prevent other owners from going rouge. The benefits of living in a homeowner’s association are numerous. You can live in a place that’s partly or completely...Read More

When it’s time to sell your home and relocate, upsize, or downsize, there’s going to be a lot of competition. Maximum exposure is essential to selling your property and with the internet in play, you’ll have people viewing your home that never step foot inside your property. Any real estate professional that’s been in the...Read More

More than 1,000 people relocate to Florida every day, with a whopping 537,000 new residents coming from other states, most notably in the midwest and northeast. The U.S. Census’ American Community Survey estimates that by the end of this year, the Sunshine State will surpass New York in population. Of those state-hoping residents, about one-tenth...Read More

You’ve taken an opportunity to take your career to the next level and have relocated. Perhaps you are simply wishing to offload an income property or second home. Whatever the reason, you have a property for sale and it sits there vacant with no real buyer interest. It’s been on the market for awhile and you’re not...Read More

When you’re ready to purchase a home, you’ll no doubt discover it’s more costly than just plunking down a healthy down payment, paying closing costs, inspections, and moving expenses. The list goes on and on; though, as time goes by, you’ll have made a wise financial investment in your future. What’s more, you’ll have the peace of...Read More

You’re selling your home and looking for a way to stand out from the competition. After all, there are other homes on the market which are a bit more new than yours and you want an edge, something that will entice potential buyers to tour your property and ultimately to make an offer. You’ve researched...Read More

When you decide to sell your property, be it to relocate, to upsize or downsize, or for practically any reason, you’ll have to put your thinking-cap on because there are going to be a lot of questions to answer. It will start with your search for a listing agent, when you are trying to find a...Read More

You’ve taken the time to save-up for a down payment and always pay your bills on time. Long before you applied for a home loan, you carefully and strategically paid-off as much debt as you could, and have been staunch in not opening new lines of credit to keep your debt-to-income ratio low. Then, you...Read More

When it comes time to sell your condominium or one you’ve inherited, you’ll find that marketing it is decidedly different from a single family home. Though you’ll have an advantage of living in a community that’s well kept, thanks to the homeowners’ association. That’s something that owners in single family neighborhoods can’t control and have to...Read More