Two major banks are hoping to overhaul the 15-year mortgage, making it more accessible to low and moderate-income people. The banks suggest these changes will help borrowers build equity at a much faster pace than they would with a standard loan. In addition, the creators of the Wealth Building Home Loan, which allows home buyers to build equity at […]
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For Sale By Owner – Flat Fee MLS Listing Program
MLS Listing Packages & Services Included Listing Term: Listing term depends listing plan. You may cancel listing at anytime, for any reason, unless your home is under contract. The MLS does not allow us to cancel if a property is under contract. If a listing is canceled for any reason and the seller later decides to relist […]
Sheriff Sales and Foreclosure Auctions
Sheriff sales are the end result of defaults on mortgages or a failure by the homeowner to pay taxes or condo association dues on their property. The process itself, however, can be a mystery to those who have had no experience with it however, it can offer the opportunity to acquire real estate at below […]
Why You Need a Realtor to Accurately Price Your Home
For those considering selling their home one of the first questions is How Do I Determine the Value of My Home / What’s My Home Worth? Today there are literally dozens of Internet sites out there offering to assist you in determining your home’s value, and probably the most well known among these is Zillow and it’s Zestimate. […]
Pulte Homes Buys Dominion Homes
Dominion Homes, central Ohio’s largest homebuilder, has been purchased by the Pulte Homes (Pulte Group), one of the largest home builders in the country. The deal instantly changes the landscape of central Ohio homebuilding, which for years has been dominated by Dominion and M/I Homes, both home-grown. The two companies build more than 40% of central Ohio […]
Fees You Must Pay When Selling Your Home to a VA Buyer
The Department of Veteran Affairs created the VA loan program to help veterans and their families buy homes. One of the advantages for Veterans is that the VA limits the amount of fees the lender and title company is allowed to charge the buyer. Some of the non-allowable expenses are considered “junk fees,” while others represent […]
Why Buyers Should Consider a Home's School District Even If They Don't Have Kids
In addition to providing a great education, buying a home in a good school district can result in resale advantages and offer home value protection from market fluctuations. Here’s what home buyers should know about a school district’s impact on real estate, and the benefits they can expect to incur even if they don’t have school age […]
Why Buyers Should Consider a Home’s School District Even If They Don’t Have Kids
In addition to providing a great education, buying a home in a good school district can result in resale advantages and offer home value protection from market fluctuations. Here’s what home buyers should know about a school district’s impact on real estate, and the benefits they can expect to incur even if they don’t have school age […]
Effective Incentives to Help Sell a Home
More Americans Become Landlords as Rents Rise
As home prices retreated from fever-pitch highs, a new breed of real estate investor eclipsed the speculator: the landlord. More Americans began hanging out “for rent” signs. Some were forced into the business after learning they’d purchased their home for top dollar during the boom and simply couldn’t sell after the market turned and their home was no longer […]