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How To Choose a Great Local Real Estate Agent
Selecting the right real estate agent can make a world of difference when buying or selling a home. But how do you find the best one? Here are some tips to help you make that big decision as you determine your partner in the process.
The Great Wealth Transfer: A New Era of Opportunity
In recent years, there’s been a significant shift in how wealth is distributed among generations. It’s called the Great Wealth Transfer.
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Your Fall Maintenance Checklist
As the summer draws to a close and the first chilly winds of autumn blow through, it’s time to think through the way you’ll clean up, fix up, and maintain your home for fall. By keeping up with your home’s maintenance, you can ensure both a cozier winter and long-term protection for your investment.
Buying and Selling in the Summer Season
In most markets, spring is the most important time of year for buying or selling a home. However, summer can be just as lucrative a time to start your real estate journey.
10 Cities Where Home Prices Are Rising Fast—With Some Surprises Leading the Pack
In today’s high interest rate market, home prices have largely leveled off nationwide—but not everywhere. In certain places, prices are still on an alarming upswing.
Waiting for Mortgage Rates To Go Down Before Buying a Home? Why You Should Clean Up Your Credit Score Now
If you’re waiting for mortgage rates to subside a bit before you buy a house, there’s plenty you can do in the meantime to prepare—starting with cleaning up your credit score.
The Difference Between an Inspection and an Appraisal
When you decide to buy your first home, you may come across a number of terms and conditions you’re not familiar with. While you may have a general idea of what an inspection is, maybe you’re not sure why you need one or how it’s different from an appraisal. To keep it simple, here’s an explainer of each one and what they mean for you as a homebuyer.
5 Vital Tips for First-Time Homebuyers
Buying your first home is equivalent to embarking on a grand adventure. Although extremely thrilling, learning the ins and outs of the process can often seem overwhelming. From determining a budget to obtaining a loan, there are numerous factors to take into consideration along the way. Keep these five tips in mind throughout the journey.
Pathways to Prosperity - Downpayment Grant with Jr Burns, Prosperity Mortgage
If you are looking to buy a home or refinance your current home, one of Pathway to ProsperitySM loan subsidy programs HomeAssist, or HomeAccess could help make it more affordable.
Should I Rent or Buy a Home?
While renting may be less expensive in some areas right now, there are two big benefits homeownership provides that renting can’t.
What to Ask (and Not Ask) during an Initial Home Tour
As a first-time homebuyer, one of the most exhilarating parts of the process is getting to walk through various homes, peering into all the rooms and picturing yourself making a life in them.
Home Prices Are Climbing in These Top Cities
Thinking about buying a home or selling your current one to find a better fit? If so, you might be wondering what’s going on with home prices these days. Here’s the scoop.
Builders Are Building Smaller Homes
Having a hard time finding a home in your budget right now? Builders may have a solution that can help.
An Older Home Buying Guide
If you are looking to purchase an older home, you’ll need to prepare for the potential hurdles you may encounter, such as outdated systems, hazardous materials, or existing structural issues.
A Refresh for Your Finances
When spring rolls around, your thoughts might turn to organizing your closets or giving your floors a good deep clean. But how much thought have you given to cleaning up your finances? If the answer is “not much,” you might want to reconsider.
Sussex County Housing Trust Fund - Homebuyer Assistance
Sussex County in last year of ARPA funds. Priorities to spend $45.5 million include affordable housing, infrastructure. For more information on the program, visit sussexcountyde.gov/housing-trust-fund.
Is It Better To Rent Than Buy a Home Right Now?
You may have seen reports in the news recently saying it’s more affordable to rent right now than it is to buy a home. And while that may be true in some markets if you just look at typical monthly payments, there’s one thing that the numbers aren’t factoring in: and that’s home equity. Here’s a look at how big of an impact equity can have and why it’s worth considering as you make your decision.
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