Mary Babinski, a senior loan officer with Motto Mortgage Champions in Trinity, Fla., recently wrote a 30-year loan for a retiree buying a home in New Port Richey. He had no problem qualifying, but he was surprised he could nonetheless. Why the amazement? Because he was 97 years old, Ms. Babinski
Help You Sell Your Home With These 10 Affordable Tweaks
Putting your home on the market can be a stressful time as you’re transitioning to move out and also preparing your house for showing. We’ve got your back with these 10 affordable tweaks that you can DIY in just a few hours or a few days and are bound to be investment well spent. Landscape and
Making Your New Home Safe For Your Family
Make Your Home a Safe Havan for You And Your Family So, you’ve found your dream house and moved in – it’s an exciting time! You can finally have everything just the way you want it... We hate to rain on your happy buzz but even before you start setting up, you need to look at how safe your new
Understanding Real Estate Basics: Presentation of Offers
The Presentation of Offers and the Acceptance of Offers are two separate phases of the offer process. Yet so many professionals confuse and commingle the rules when it comes to these very separate and distinctly different aspects. Sometimes Listing Agents Say Things Like: "I am not presenting
The Inside Workings of Credit Scores
Copyright: wirojsid123RF Stock Photo.jpg Consumers are encouraged to check their credit reports once per year. The primary reason for doing so is to make sure there aren't any mistakes. Unfortunately, credit reports are prone to contain mistakes. It's not really the fault of the three main credit
OK Boomer, Who’s Going to Buy Your 21 Million Homes?
ByLaura KusistoNov. 23, 2019 12:00 am ET SAVESHARETEXT619 RESPONSES SUN CITY, Ariz.—When this Phoenix suburb opened on Jan. 1, 1960, it was billed as the original retirement community. From above, it would look like a UFO landing site, laid out in rings to mimic halos surrounding the sun.
Vail Valley real estate sales, volume now ahead of 2018
By the numbers 11%: Increase in Eagle County real estate sales volume over the same period in 2018.*6%: Increase in real estate transactions over the same period in 2018.*18: September transactions in Beaver Creek.$1.3 million: Average Beaver Creek transaction price in September.*Figures are for
Inspection vs. AVM vs. Appraisal
All three of these terms involve some sort of activity on a property. An inspection, an Automated Valuation Model, or AVM, and an appraisal. While related, they all have different functions but sometimes they’re confused with one another. Let’s take a closer look. A property inspection is ordered