5 Stress-Reducing Tips for Planning Your Long-Distance Move
By Realtor.com Creative Studio
Move-in day excitement shouldn’t be overshadowed by moving day anxiety. Some smart preparation can go a long way towards making moving a little more uplifting (and a little less heavy lifting). Here are 5 things ...
When you’ve found the perfect house, you may be surprised you have to work around a property easement. You’ll want to include learning about any easements among your steps to buying a house because the rights granted by an easement could affect your privacy and future plans for the property ...
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Forget the splashy in-ground pools, the brand-new deck, and those impressive fire features. The landscaping that can fetch the highest return on investment might ...
You’re ready to sell your home. You found the perfect real estate agent, and you’re more prepared than ever to get your property on the market. But first, you’ll probably need to sign a listing agreement.
A listing agreement is a legally binding contract between the seller (you) and the real estate ...
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During the pandemic, second homes became popular because of the rise in work-from-home flexibility. That’s because owning a second home, especially in the luxury market, allowed those homeowners to spend more time in their favorite places or with different home features. Keep in mind, a luxury home isn’t only defined ...
View MoreWhat’s one thing buyers, sellers, renters, and landlords all have in common? They can all fall victim to a real estate scam.
In fact, home-related hoaxes are on the rise. Losses from real estate cybercrimes have gone up nearly as fast as home prices—totaling more than $350.3 million ...
View More7 Fall Decor Tips for When Your Home Is On the Market
Autumn provides home sellers with unique opportunities for staging and decorating. But does fall decor actually help sell your home, or make it more difficult to attract buyers?
As you consider the best way to ...
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Ah, to be a first-time home buyer again: How easy it was to buy a home when you weren’t carrying another mortgage on your back at the same time!
If you’re looking to graduate from first-timer to repeat buyer, you know things are about to get much trickier. Unless you’re a ...
Here’s what we already know: Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the real estate market has been on a wild ride of unprecedented highs and lows—record-high home prices on one side, record-low mortgage rates and available homes for sale on the other. It’s been a time of overwhelming stress for many ...
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Six Reasons why you shouldn't take your home off the market during the holidays...
As we careen at warp speed toward Christmas & New Years and all of the joyous (read: stressful) festivities in between, you might be tempted to take your home off the market - or hold ...
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