Hello buyers! The National Association of Realtors® studies which renovations will excite you into spending more for your next house or condo. What will buyers pay a lot for, and what falls in the “nice to have” but does not add cash to the seller’s pockets? The defense, for you as buyers, is to keep
The Boston Globe published an article about the possibility of a slow-down in local real estate. “... houses are taking longer to sell, and when they do, they’re more likely to sell below listing price than they did a year ago. Also, the number of homes on the market, particularly condominiums, is up. The market
Recently, my car insurance nearly doubled. No, I didn’t have an accident or get a ticket. I was up for annual renewal, and the algorithm at the company changed. My heads-up insurance agent noticed the change and moved me to another company. With the change, this year’s car insurance will be about $150 less than
It is not obvious what stays and what goes, when someone sells a house. This is a big enough problem that Realtor.com sent one of their reporters out to find stories about it. The reporter was looking for spiteful sellers who took fixtures. They thought I might know, and interviewed me. In the fifty-or-so years
Private mortgage insurance (PMI) is an additional fee that borrowers who don’t have a 20 percent down payment must pay. It insures the lender, not the borrower. The lender’s costs to foreclose and resell the property could be more than the amount the borrower put down, initially, unless the lender has 20 percent up front.
We are not fans of starter homes or starter condos. It’s expensive for our clients to change residences. Moving to your second purchase is also complicated by the debt you are carrying in your current mortgage. That current mortgage debt can create a situation where you can’t get a mortgage on the next property until
June is a traditional time to get married. I recall one year, I had the pleasure of attending three weddings in a single season. Only one of the couples was seriously discussing buying a house soon. At 4 Buyers Real Estate, we often get calls from prospective buyers that require the immediate response “Congratulations!” They
“Did you know that if a seller receives only one offer on your property, that the probability that it will close is 90 percent. If a seller gets multiple offers, the probability that it will close is only 50 percent….” I heard this statistic in a negotiating training run by Bernice L. Ross. I queried
Spring real estate market Here's what we're seeing at 4 Buyers Real Estate. Our clients continue to buy properties, even against competition that is willing to waive their rights to a home inspection or a mortgage contingency. (That contingency allows buyers to get their deposits back if their mortgage is delayed or denied.
Sellers have the advantage in this market. My office and I work hard to do everything to keep our clients informed. We use every tactic we can find to give our client the best advantage over other buyers in a bidding war. In order not to grossly overpay or buy without rights, our clients will