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The Home Buying Process In The Time of COVID-19 Pandemic
The real estate industry is adapting quickly to the outbreak of coronavirus. Many real estate agents, brokerages, and even mortgage companies have shifted their business virtually. Different states and localities have employed various restrictions and revisions to real estate transactions in case they are allowed to continue. Above all, technology is making it possible for…
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12 Money-Saving Household Habits To Practice While Sheltering In Place
This health crisis doesn’t seem to have an end date yet, so aside from adjusting to our “new normal” (a.k.a. self-isolation and staying at home), we also have to prepare for an uncertain future. This is why we can never go wrong with building up extra cash or filling up our emergency fund. Because you’re…
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How to Continue Your Home Buying Journey While Staying Safe at Home
Before the coronavirus crisis, what were your home buying goals? As the current pandemic impacts our lives and businesses, we’re all left wondering how long will it last. Many families are affected, our frontline workers are risking their own health to save lives, and the economy is expected to have a cycle of downturn. “Non-essential”…
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6 Easy Cleaning Tasks Homeowners Shouldn’t Overlook
Whether we admit it or not, there are some cleaning tasks that our minds seem to neglect every now and then. We may be guilty of one or two of these, and that’s totally fine. Nobody says we can’t catch up with our spring cleaning duties, especially now that we’re mostly stuck in our homes…
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5 Simple Ways To Appreciate Your Home
It’s easier to wish for our home to be something different—to dream of perfect marble counter tops, a cozy front porch, or a pristine bathroom just like what we see on design magazines and HGTV. Because of these, we sometimes tend to fall out of love with our home, especially when we start to notice…
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5 Things to Remember When Selling Your Home in Spring
With spring right around the corner, many home buyers are coming out of hibernation and are getting ready to step into the market to find their perfect home. So if you’ve considered selling this spring, know that it’s a great time to move forward with those plans. Here are some things to keep in mind…
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5 Things You Should Never Do After Applying For A Mortgage
Finally, after months of browsing at homes online and attending open houses and showings, you found the perfect home to buy. Congratulations! You’ve applied for a mortgage and now you can’t wait to settle and decorate. However, until you’ve closed on the house and have the keys in hand, you must stay vigilant with your…
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Steps to Make Your Home Eligible For An FHA Loan
Buyers with good credit can purchase homes with a relatively small down payment, lower monthly mortgage, and low-interest rates compared to conventional mortgages through loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). In fact, the FHA only requires as little as a 3.5 percent down payment, which makes it so popular and appealing to first-time…
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Which Real Estate Documents Should You Keep After Closing?
When you purchase a home, you need to sign an enormous pile of mortgage and closing documents, where each document can total hundreds of pages or more. The huge dilemma: they will likely take up a huge part of your storage space, so you may not want to file all of it. However, you also…
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5 Home Renovations That Appeal to Millennial Buyers
More millennials are pursuing homeownership now than ever before, according to the 2019 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends Report by the National Association of REALTORS®. They continue to be the largest generational group of buyers at 26 percent. Also, they now represent 42 percent of all new home loans and are showing interest in…