Buying a home

Lakefront living in the Seattle area is a dream come true for many. To make sure you find the ideal property for you, take the time to consider the ...

Per diem interest is the amount of interest you pay each day for your mortgage between signing papers and your first payment. (The word Diem is ...

A contract is only as good as the people signing it! - Jeffrey Fry. Home buyers can, and often do, change their minds about a home after their offer ...

Many home remodeling projects and upgrades require that the owners get the necessary permits but not all upgrades require permits. However, even when ...

Congratulations, you have scrimped and saved enough for a downpayment on a home. But before you leap into purchasing one, you need to be aware of the ...

Congratulations! You had your offer accepted. The next step of the process is usually doing the home inspection. Fortunately, you were able to avoid ...

Telltale signs that a listing will get lots of offers. When the real estate market is strongly skewed in favor of the seller side of the equation, ...

Better to take smart risks and focus on winning because, if you don't, your competition will - John Rampton. In a hot real estate market, ...

Steps to buying a home in the USA versus Great Britain and Ireland.  Every country does things a little differently and that's definitely ...

With the real estate market starting to show some signs of slowing down, some home sellers are starting to offer incentives to home buyers ...

First time home buyer advice from me to me. If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious ...

One of the most common questions I get from home buyers is; “what do you recommend, should I go with a mortgage broker or should I go with a ...

Be it through your own natural, inherent tendencies or through parental coercion, the usual human progression is go to school, get a job, get ...

Buyer #1: Wow! Look at those expansive, unobstructed ocean views! Buyer #2: Wow! Looks like that thing is ready to slide into the ocean. Different ...

"It was a dark and stormy night!" Excellent! Call your Realtor now and tell him to grab his gumboots because you want to go see some homes in the ...