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Beaches, Mountains, Sunshine? Yes, Please. Here’s How to Buy a California Home

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When you’re looking into the California market and areas to live, there are a few things to take into consideration: Median home price, median days on market, geographic features, schools, and potential hazards like earthquake and wildfire risk. Median days on market: 10. Median days on market: 10.

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6 of the Top We Buy Houses for Cash Companies in Scottsdale

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They offer a $30,000 earnest money deposit on homes in any condition and specialize in working with properties that have tenants, out-of-state homeowners, and houses that are filled with the seller’s possessions. In Scottsdale, it typically takes around 112 days to sell a home on the market using an agent.

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131 Real Estate Terms & Definitions Your Clients Expect You to Know in 2023

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Chain of title is an historical record of previous owners of a property that’s essential in establishing the legal ownership of the property. An established chain of title helps protect the buyer from future challenges to ownership. A title search helps create that chain and is usually conducted by a lawyer or title company.