Finding your dream Realtor can help in the search for your dream home. Mark and DeAnne Mason, a husband and wife real estate team at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Premier Properties, explain…
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Those looking for a home should check their credit score before things get too serious. There’s nothing worse than learning that your credit report contains a late payment that can prevent…
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All too often people think they should wait until after the first of the year to start their search for a new home or to put their current home up for…
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You found the perfect house, made an offer, negotiated the price, had an inspection and ensured your mortgage. The only thing left is your final walk-through. Walk-throughs are normally scheduled the…
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A home inspection is an important part of the home buying process. We recommend including it in any offer to purchase as a condition of the sale. Problems discovered during an…
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When selling your home, what items are legally included – or excluded – from the sale? In the simplest terms, home fixtures are included. If it’s nailed down… it comes with…
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The Multiple Listing Service – or “MLS” – is a database system most real estate companies use when they market and sell properties. REALTORS® developed the MLS, and other real estate…
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The federal Fair Housing Act was first enacted as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. The Fair Housing Act protects people from discrimination when they are renting, buying or…
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If you are looking to buy a home but plan to make a down payment of less than 20%, most lenders will require private mortgage insurance. Mortgage insurance protects the lender…
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Did you know that a standard homeowner’s policy does not include flood insurance? Just an inch or two of water can be devastating in a home – so flood insurance is…