Closing Costs When Buying a Home
Closing costs when buying a home are a fact of life. While buyers cannot avoid these significant fees, they can ask the seller in the contract offer to cover some or all on settlement day
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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,…
Preparing for a Hurricane
Preparing for a hurricane? We've got your covered. As you’ve probably gathered, the southeastern coast of the U.S. is bracing for Hurricane Florence.
Home Warranties – Are They Worth It?
Home Warranties – Are They Worth It? Home warranties – are they worth it? Time and again, we hear this question from clients. Buyers want to know if home warranties are worth the additional cost…
Prepare Your Home for Hurricane Season
Hurricane season has begun in earnest. Make sure your home is ready to weather any storms in the weeks ahead by following these simple tips.
Buying a House with a Pool: The Four Key Things You Need to Know
Pools. With our 25 years in real estate, we can definitively say that no other home feature generates such strong reactions-- positive and negative -- as a swimming pool.
Documents You Need When Selling a Home
While you are organizing, packing, and clearing out for your move, be sure to set aside the following documents you need when selling a home.
Helping Your Adult Child Buy a House
The National Association of Realtors reports that 26% of first-time home buyers received a gift of money toward their purchase. Another 6% received a loan from a family member to buy a home (2014 data).…
Title Insurance – Is it Worth the Cost?
Title Insurance – Is it Worth the Cost? Before settlement, you should decide if you would like to purchase title insurance and if so, which type of insurance you would like to obtain. The cost…
