Tag: homebuyers

What Buyers And Sellers Should Know About Probate

Although probate customs and laws have changed since the era of the Roman Empire, the purpose has remained much the same: people formalize their intentions as to the transfer of their property at the time of their death, typically in a will. The probate process governs the distribution of property according to the dead person’s wishes.  Today the probate process is a court-supervised process to sort the transfer of a person’s property at death. Property […]

2 Facts No One Is Telling You About Buying Your First Home

The process of buying your first home seems like a straightforward journey- look at the available listings, tour one or two homes, apply for a mortgage, get the mortgage, sign on the papers, and Voila… you are a homeowner- finally! Then you start making payments to service your mortgage, probably for the next 15 or 30 years and that is it! But, is it that easy though? Well it is not, buying your first home […]

The 4 Hidden Costs of Homeownership Every Homebuyer should be Aware of

The 4 Hidden Costs of Homeownership Every Homebuyer should be Aware of

Buying a new home is both exciting and terrifying. Right now, people are in the hype of buying a home because the rates have been so low. The homeownership excitement is especially coming from the young people who are tired of the ever-rising rental costs and the idea of having their own home, a place where they can build and grow their equity doesn’t sound that bad. Homeownership for a long time has been used […]

What Covid-19 Means For First Time Homebuyers

Homeownership has always been the cornerstone of the American Dream. But what happens to the dream when there seems to be no hope? As a country, we are facing so many challenges because of the pandemic that has wreaked havoc globally, but buying a home doesn’t have to be one of them. So many people have put their homeownership dreams on hold, and it is understandable why, but in so many ways, this is the […]