HomeLight

AUGUST 16, 2021

We’ve rounded up expert advice from all across our Buyer Resource Center and enlisted the help of top Massachusetts agent Rosemary Mancuso to walk us through what first-time buyers need to buy a house. Plus, if you do decide to take the leap, you’ll be ready to tackle your home purchase like a pro. HomeLight to the rescue! Start here.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 16, 2021

Source: (LinkedIn Sales Solutions / Unsplash). Your real estate agent is another great resource for help!). Mark Moskowitz is a top-selling agent in the Agoura Hills area of Los Angeles, where he completes 17% more sales than the average agent. Step 1: Make sure you qualify. Source: (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu / Unsplash).

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HomeLight

AUGUST 31, 2021

These are all areas where a knowledgeable buyer’s agent who’s got lots of new-build experience and local builder connections can be invaluable. And if you thought buying new construction without an agent would save you a few bucks in commission, think again. In this article: The value of a real estate agent in buying new construction.

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HomeLight

MAY 24, 2021

Home sales have skyrocketed, and home inventory is historically low. A step up from pre-qualification, preapproval often means the lender gives conditional approval, stating the size of the mortgage you’ve been preapproved for (though what constitutes a “preapproval” can vary from lender to lender). Perfect match, right?

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Financing hoops: You may face additional scrutiny from the lender if your buyer will use a mortgage for their purchase. The following resources may also be of assistance in your family sale: Real estate agent: For a reduced commission rate, an experienced agent can help minimize challenges and coordinate the sale.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We’ve heard the stories about people who managed to make an offer on a house before it officially went up for sale, beating out all the other would-be buyers and scoring the home of their dreams. Most importantly, how can your real estate agent help you facilitate buying a house before it’s listed for sale?

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HomeLight

MARCH 17, 2021

The planning stage (1 to 3 years before purchase). “If you want to buy a house, you need to have money saved up,” says April Mason , an agent in Corpus Christi , Texas, who has completed 24% more sales than the average agent in her market. The shopping stage (1 to 6 months before purchase).

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HomeLight

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

We examined a range of programs for you to explore and consulted an experienced agent to help you understand what’s available and whether it’d be a good fit for you. Through the Home Partners program, prospective rent-to-own homebuyers start by filling out a pre-qualification application. Source: (Jonathan Francisca / Unsplash).

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HomeLight

APRIL 29, 2022

For many home buyers and sellers, finding a trustworthy real estate agent is top of mind, since unethical real estate agent behavior could endanger one of the largest financial transactions they will ever make. Most real estate agents do act ethically. Does it matter whether I choose a Realtor® or a real estate agent?

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 6, 2022

When the time comes to move, some tenacious homeowners in New Jersey are eager to take over the reins of their home sale and figure out how to sell a house by owner. With millions of homes sold each year, a modest portion of sellers — about 7% in 2021 and 10% in 2022 — choose to list “For Sale By Owner” (or FSBO — pronounced fizz-bow).

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But London Agent commented that it should be a regular feature on TRB, so maybe I actually was on point with that one. Rent is expensive in Toronto, and since there are just as many renters in Toronto as there are owners, it seems to reason that we should talk about renting as often as we discuss the purchase and sale of real estate.

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The Close

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Whether you’re a veteran agent or a rookie hoping to sound authoritative during your first transaction, you need to be able to succinctly explain common real estate terms and definitions to your clients. This tool, also known as a like-kind exchange, allows investors to defer paying capital gains taxes on a sale.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 25, 2022

The group also wants first-time homebuyers to have access to mortgage terms of up to 30 years for insured mortgages and recommended making mortgage qualification stress tests consistent for both insured and uninsured mortgages, setting the stress test level to two percentage points above the contract rate. “To March 24, 2022.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MAY 17, 2023

On Monday, I told a story about the worst experience of my career, which saw me lose a listing in the most brutal of ways: by watching a “FOR SALE” sign for another agent, hammered into the lawn as I stood there with a buyer, on the very morning that I was supposed to sign the listing paperwork. ” How? ” Huh?

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