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Do Sellers Get a Copy of the Inspection? Why a ‘Need to Know’ Basis Is Better

HomeLight

This response may irk you, but when it comes to the inspection, what you know can hurt you as a seller. Whoever paid for the inspection gets the report. But the inspection, including the report, are part of a legal business relationship between the buyer and the home inspector alone. Source: (Mika Baumeister / Unsplash).

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Commentary: 8 Things Your Real Estate Clients Expect From You

RIS Media

Help with lending pre-approval. To help make the process as seamless as possible, connect your client with a lender and secure mortgage pre-approval before flipping through hundreds of listings. Manage the inspection. Make yourself available to your clients as often as possible. Be educated on the market.

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New Year, New Home? 9 Myths About Buying a New-Construction House That Actually Aren’t True

Realtor.com

Getty Images Many first-time homebuyers might shy away from the prospect of buying a brand-new home, assuming: It will cost too much. “It’s true, on the average, that new homes of similar sizes historically outprice pre-owned by about 16%,” says Stephen Haines , president of Artisan Built Communities. It will take too long.

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11 Homeselling Myths, Debunked

The Close

So, let’s turn up the brightness and shed some light on the real estate industry. Setting the Right Expectations Myth #1: Going With the First Buyer Is Rarely the Best Choice After navigating hundreds of real estate deals, I can confidently say that your first offer is nearly always the best. This is one of the top blunders your sellers could make.

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Reasons It’s OK to Be Late for an Appointment with Your Real Estate Agent, Ranked on a Scale of 1-10

Lighter Side of Real Estate

So don’t be rolling up in a brand new car you just purchased earlier in the day, saying you would’ve been on time if the clerk didn’t take so long processing your application for store credit to buy new furniture for your future house. You were getting a mortgage pre-approval. You were with another agent.

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Understanding the Closing Costs Associated With a New Home Purchase

RIS Media

Loan origination fee, loan discount, appraisal fee, credit report, lender’s inspection fee, mortgage broker fee, tax service fee, flood certification fee, flood monitoring, etc. – Closing/escrow/settlement fee, title insurance, notary fee, recording fee, pest inspection, home inspection, home warranty. Lender Fee.

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Navigating The Market As A First-Time Home Buyer 2021

Realty Biz

Get pre-approved before looking at homes. It dictates how you look for homes, structure an offer, negotiate and how you renegotiate after the home inspection. 2021 has continued to be frustrating for first time home buyer in Massachusetts as well as many of the metro markets throughout the country. It could not be truer.

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