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Second-Time Homebuyer: What to Expect This Time Around

Redfin

The buying process has shifted to online A big change over the years is the rise of online home buying, which lets you search faster and explore more options. Real estate brokerages like Redfin make it easy to browse listings, get real-time updates, and schedule tours. Allows more time to find the perfect home.

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How to Buy a House Out of State: A Step-by-Step Guide

Redfin

Your agent will help create a competitive offer that contains key contingencies, like an inspection and appraisal contingency, to include when buying out of state. If you’re also selling your current house, a home sale contingency can help buy you more time to do so.

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6 Tips for Selling Your Out-of-State Home

Realty Biz

Work With a Brokerage That Can Handle Out-of-State Closing. In most cases, both the buyer and seller are required to be present for signing the closing documents on a home. This is one of many questions you should ask before signing on with an agent or brokerage. Stage Your Home.

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iBuying bloodbath drags on as losses mount

Realty Biz

Most recently, the company announced that it would further back its pre-approved customers by making an all cash offer on the home they’re interested in, so they can bid for it free of any financing, appraisal or home sale contingencies.

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7 of the Top iBuyer Companies That Want to Buy Your Home in 2022

HomeLight

Offerpad often cushions the closing timeline by a few days if there’s an HOA involved in the sale. Real estate brokerage Redfin, which lists homes for a 1.5% It uses a similar instant-offer model, determining your home’s value through local market data. For more details, visit Offerpad’s website.

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Ribbon partners with Weichert in Virginia to Empower Local Homebuyers with Cash

Realty Biz

Homebuyers in the Northern Virginia Area and Virginia Beach can now overcome barriers to homeownership by using “All Cash by Weichert Financial, powered by Ribbon” – waiving mortgage, appraisal, and home sale contingencies. For many, purchasing a home is an increasingly elusive part of the American dream.

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13 of the Top House Buying Companies in 2022

HomeLight

Generally trade-in companies will offer to buy your current home, freeing up your funds to buy a new home and removing the need for a home sale contingency. Example home trade-in companies: HomeLight Trade-In. Some home-buying companies focus on purchasing houses in specific regions, states, and cities.