Faster Sales, More Buyer Traffic About 37 percent of real estate professionals report that properties sold in March had been on the market for less than a month.
Some people like to leave every single appliance that they’ve used in the last week out, but, to show good space,you’re going to have to clear your counters. One of the major mistakes sellers make is leaving the kitchen, or their home, the everyday way they live in it. The way you sell and show […]
If the house doesn’t appraise for the sales price, do I still have to buy the house? No. You can either pay the difference between the sales price and the lower appraised value in cash, you can walk away from the deal entirely and get your earnest money back, or the seller can lower the […]
Is the inspection the same thing as the appraisal? The inspection is to determine what kind of shape the house is in, and the appraisal is to determine the value of the house. The buyer orders the inspection and the lender orders the appraisal.
More than 65 percent of home buyers recently surveyed say they desire an “environment friendly” home, but only about 15 percent are willing to pay more for a home with such features, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
Earnest money is a deposit. It is subtracted from the down payment at closing. It is deducted from your checking account upon deposit and not at closing. It is not in addition to the down payment.
Mortgage applications for home purchases – viewed as a leading gauge for future home sales – rose 2.8 percent last week.
This is great way of getting a strong applicant pool for future hiring needs, even if you don’t have any current positions. Also, it is important we try to keep the jobs local and hire job seekers in our mountain community! For further information, contact Mary Hellman, Mountain Resource Center’s Workforce Program, 303-838-7552 ext 18 […]
For a primary residence, you only need 3.5% down for an FHA loan, 5% down for a conventional loan, and $1,000 down for a CHFA loan. VA loans, no money down.
The seller pays for both real estate agents – the agent representing the seller and the agent representing the buyer. The realtor is free for the buyer.