Tag: Real Estate Tips
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Buying My First Condo. Can I Avoid Special Assessments?
You might be considering a condo as a way to break into the housing market. Or you might be downsizing, and opting for a compact lifestyle. Maybe you just want to live in a community with great amenities. You could even be planning to buy a condo to rent out. You know about the monthly…
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Divorced and Looking (For a House)
If you’re newly separated or divorced, you could be shopping for a home. Letting go of the home you shared with your former partner leads to a series of steps: from the deed you shared, to a new deed. A deed to a home of your own. Here, we spot the issues for the newly…
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What Makes a Good Real Estate Agent and How Do I Find One?
Industry pros think home prices could easily rise 2%-5% this year, judging by the Spring 2024 home buying rush already underway. If you want to take the best advantage of a promising market, you might be thinking of hiring an agent. Anyone selling or buying a home can benefit from a good agent’s support. The right…
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Does the TikTok Mortgage Hack Work?
Unless they’re lucky enough to assume someone else’s mortgage, current buyers are paying interest rates near 8%. The media will report on this in all kinds of ways, because people want information and they want workarounds. But sometimes, in this click-driven media world, what’s packaged as news is really a distraction. Let’s take a look…