So many times when we represent buyers we encourage them to request a home warranty with the purchase of their new home. Home Warranties come with all kinds of small print so do not assume that all warranties are the same. So we would like to share an experience we had with our own home and the Home ... » Learn More about Who Says Home Warranties Are a Waste of Money
First Time Home Buyers
9 grants and services which will help obtain a first home
Money issues often stand in the way of home-ownership. Market research by rental service Apartment List discovered that 80% of millennial renters want to purchase a home, but the majority say they are unable to afford to. What you may not realize is that many first-time home buyer programs and ... » Learn More about 9 grants and services which will help obtain a first home
Conforming loan limits will increase nearly $30K in 2018
After being raised for the first time in more than a decade, next year's conforming loan limit was lifted by nearly $30,000 - way over the prior increase more than $7,000. Last year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that it increased the maximum conforming limit for one-unit properties ... » Learn More about Conforming loan limits will increase nearly $30K in 2018
Tips for preventing purchasing the completely wrong house
Competition for purchasing reasonably priced entry-level homes in desirable neighborhoods remains intense, as a result of a lack of available property. It really has many first-time buyers very frustrated. Tips for preventing purchasing the completely wrong house What's ... » Learn More about Tips for preventing purchasing the completely wrong house
First-Time Buyers Have to deal with New Competitors
Investors are scouring real estate markets trying to find low-priced homes, and they’re increasingly stepping on the toes of first-time home buyers, who have been hunting in the same range of prices. “The investor is starting to gobble up pretty much anything under $200,000,” Dennis Cisterna, chief ... » Learn More about First-Time Buyers Have to deal with New Competitors
