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5 tips for buying a home in a seller’s housing market

Housing Wire

Get pre-approved before beginning your home search. Get pre-approved before beginning your home search. A mortgage pre-approval is non-negotiable in this environment. Waiving a contingency or two can also help, as can a larger earnest money deposit or being flexible with your closing date. .

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3 Times Your Earnest Money Deposit Could Be At Risk

Dwell Real Estate

The earnest money deposit—the cash you as a buyer offer to essentially call dibs on real estate—is one of the most important (and often misunderstood) parts of the home-buying process. In the Sarasota area, home buyers will usually put down anywhere from 1 to 5 of the real estate purchase price as earnest money. (If

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3 Times Your Earnest Money Deposit Could Be At Risk

Dwell Real Estate

The earnest money deposit—the cash you as a buyer offer to essentially call dibs on real estate—is one of the most important (and often misunderstood) parts of the home-buying process. In the Sarasota area, home buyers will usually put down anywhere from 1% to 5% of the real estate purchase price as earnest money. (If

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Creative Ways To Win A Bidding War In A Competitive Market

Easy Agent Pro

Setting a Realistic Budget and Obtaining Pre-Approval Before engaging in bidding wars, creating a realistic budget is essential. Once you’ve established a budget, seek pre-approval from a reputable lender. Determine how much you can afford by considering income, expenses, and desired lifestyle.

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What Does ‘Under Contract’ Mean on a Home Listing?

HomeLight

It means the buyer and seller have agreed to the terms of the contract, such as the price, the closing date, the personal property, the earnest money, tax preparation, and contingencies.” The buyer may even be pre-approved by their lender, but there’s still work to be done before the financing officially comes through.

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Ask Brian: What Happens When a Home Buyer Backs Out of a Signed Purchase Agreement?

Realty Biz

That was six weeks ago and now the buyer says he isn’t going to buy the house because he doesn’t have enough money and he doesn’t want to take out a mortgage at an interest rate that is higher than it was when he signed the purchase agreement. You did get an earnest money deposit, didn’t you? Answer: Hello Shelly.

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Sun West unveils NFT loan powered by AI technology

Housing Wire

has unveiled the latest version of its proprietary artificial-intelligence (AI) platform, called Morgan, which enables the lender to convert pre-approved, property-specific home loans into tradable non-fungible tokens (NFTs). To ensure the NFT is traded as agreed, the NFT seller (homebuyer) has two choices.