Start Saving Now for a Downpayment on Your House by Summer

Start Saving Now for a Downpayment on Your House by Summer

Are you dreaming of owning your own home in the future? If you’re planning on buying your first home and don’t have a lot of money already saved up, you’ll probably need to make a plan for gathering extra funds to make a down payment. While this may seem like a big...
Should You Buy a Home Before the Holidays?

Should You Buy a Home Before the Holidays?

Whether you’re looking for your first home, downsizing, or need something larger to accommodate your growing family, you may be considering a new house. However, you may also be leery of buying that house now when the holidays are all about to hit. Depending on your...
Is Fall the Best Time for Selling a Home?

Is Fall the Best Time for Selling a Home?

You can’t help but notice, as you make your daily commute homeward, that “For Sale” signs seem to be the latest lawn ornament in your neighborhood. What’s going on that you don’t know about? Should you be selling your home this fall too? While it’s highly improbable...
How Long is the Home Buying Process?

How Long is the Home Buying Process?

Few purchases we make in a lifetime are as significant as purchasing our own home, and when it’s our first, it’s a life-changing milestone. For most, the process seems intimidating, replete with new jargon and introductions to new sectors of the business world we may...
What IS a Title, Exactly?

What IS a Title, Exactly?

You’ve in the process of buying a home, and just received a discouraging call from your realtor.  “I’m so sorry to be the one to tell you this,” the agent apologizes, “but that home you’ve made an offer on is not eligible for purchase. It appears it’s been...