real estate
Home Staging Decreases Time on the Market
Sixty-two percent of sellers’ agents say that staging a home decreases the amount of time a home spends on the market, according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2017 Profile of Home Staging. ...
Best Home-Improvement Investments
Renovating your home is a numbers game. How much do you have to spend to fix up your home and what will it get you in return? When is it worth it to spend more on high-end finishes to get a better ret...
Seven Steps to Help Choose a School That Fits Your Family
When searching for a new home and neighborhood, school often is one of the most important deciding factors for a family. And there’s more to choosing the right school than test scores. Other considera...
Seven Signs You’ll Make a Huge Profit When Flipping a House
Flipping a house successfully depends largely on picking the right place at the right time—which is why veteran flippers keep a mental checklist to help steer them toward homes that are primed to reap...
Six Ways to Evaluate Your Commute Before Buying a New House
If you had to choose, would you pick the dream house or the dream commute? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 11 million people drive an hour or more to work each way. In addition, Trulia’s B...
How an Offer Letter Can You Help Get the Home You Want
After finding a real estate agent and throwing yourself into your housing search—familiarizing yourself with different neighborhoods and working out a budget to decide what home you could afford—you’v...
How to Buy a House: The 5 New Rules That Can Make or Break Your Offer
When it comes to the traditional home-buying process, the rules have changed. For starters, prospective buyers should brace themselves for steep prices and stiff competition. Data on Realtor.com shows...
Four Home-Buying Mistakes That Can Trip up Unmarried Couples
Many couples are buying a home together before tying the knot. In fact, one-in-four homeowners said they purchased a home with their significant other before marriage, according to a 2016 survey by TD...
Three Ways to Avoid a Home-Inspection Nightmare
Although many sellers look at inspectors as the bearers of only bad news, there also are some positive factors. According to the American Society of Home Inspectors, a “home inspection can give [selle...