Questions to Ask After Your Home Inspection
Can't make heads or tails out of your home inspection report? Here are the key questions you should ask after your home inspection.
Category: Buying a Home
Reasons to Buy a Home Before the End of the Year
Thinking about a buying a home in the near future? You may want to buy even sooner than planned -- before the end of the year. Here are our top reasons to buy a home…
The Title Search: What You Need to Know
The title search is an essential part of the period between ratifying the contract on a new home and settlement.
Escrow Accounts: What You Need to Know
Escrow Accounts: What You Need to Know Escrow accounts sound complicated but they are really quite simple. They are holding accounts, managed by your mortgage holder, from which your property taxes and insurance (homeowners, mortgage,…
Millennials in Alexandria
Old Town Alexandria (22314) ranked second among Virginia’s trending millennial zip codes. Old Town experienced a 26.5 percent increase in the millennial population over five years.
Closing Costs 101
Closing costs are a part of every real estate transaction. While buyers cannot avoid these significant fees, they can ask the seller in the contract offer to cover some or all on settlement day
The Hidden Costs of Homeownership
Buying a home? You know about (and expect to write) those monthly mortgage checks. These monthly payments cover your principal, interest, property taxes, and homeowners insurance, otherwise known as PITI. But what about those so-called hidden…
Buying a House Before Marriage: Is it the Right Move?
To Buy or Not to Buy: For All The Single Ladies (& Gentlemen) Over the years, we’ve had many clients who wanted to buy a house when single. They were well qualified, but they couldn’t…
Life with a Toddler: What You Need in Your Home
As your newborn turns into a toddler, your life and your housing needs get a little more complicated! He or she will become a lot more mobile and start taking up more space in your…
