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Understanding Escalation Clauses and When You’ll Want to Automatically Raise Your Offer

2025-09-16T13:03:00-04:00June 4, 2015|Categories: Home Buyer Tips|Tags: , , |

Real estate sales contracts can be confusing, and there seem to be contingencies and special circumstances for many different events built into a standard contract. One option that your real estate agent may ask if you are interested in is an escalation clause, which we'll explore in today's blog post.

Saving Up for Your Down Payment? Try These Money-Saving Tips To Speed Things Up

2025-09-16T13:03:01-04:00June 3, 2015|Categories: Home Mortgage Tips|Tags: , , |

One of the most significant challenges that many people face when preparing to buy a first home relates to saving money for a down payment. While there are many different loan programs with varying down payment requirements, the fact is that it can still be difficult to save up a large sum of money.

Do You Need a Real Estate Attorney to Help Close Your Home Purchase? Let’s Take a Look

2025-09-16T13:03:01-04:00June 2, 2015|Categories: Home Buyer Tips|Tags: , , |

When buying a new home, you may have a close eye focused on your budget and expenses, and your goal may be to keep related expenses to a minimum. However, you may also be well aware that a real estate purchase is a legal transaction, and you may be wondering if you need to pay for legal services from a real estate attorney.

Concrete Countertops: Learn Why Concrete May Be the Best Thing to Hit Your Kitchen

2025-09-16T13:03:02-04:00May 29, 2015|Categories: Around The Home|Tags: , , |

Updating your kitchen may be a project that you have been looking forward to for a long time. Now that the time has come to get started working on your project, you may be exploring the different materials that are available to use in your kitchen. While there are several materials available to consider, concrete may be the best option for a number of reasons.

Received an Offer for Your Home? How to Respond with a Counter-offer Asking for a Higher Price

2025-09-16T13:03:02-04:00May 28, 2015|Categories: Home Seller Tips|Tags: , , |

Getting an offer on your house is the first step in getting it sold, but buyers often feel that they have to come in lower than your asking price. After all, everyone wants the deal to work out in their favor. If the offer you received isn't quite what you hoped, you can always make a counter-offer.

Case-Shiller Home Prices: San Francisco, Denver see Double-Digit Increases

2025-09-16T13:03:03-04:00May 27, 2015|Categories: Market Outlook|Tags: , , |

San Francisco, California where home prices rose 10.30 percent year over year in March, and Denver, Colorado with an even 10 percent gain in year-over-year home prices led the Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Index for March. Rounding out the top-five cities for year-over-year home price growth were...

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – May 26, 2015

2025-09-16T13:03:03-04:00May 26, 2015|Categories: Market Outlook|Tags: , , , |

Last week's economic reports included several readings related to housing The Wells Fargo/National Association of Home Builders Housing Market Index, the Commerce Department’s releases on Housing Starts and Building Permits and the NAR report on Existing Home Sales supplied mixed news on recent developments in housing. Freddie Mac and the Labor Department released their usual reports on mortgage rates and weekly jobless claims.

Real Estate Investing: Why Buying Raw Land Can Be an Excellent Long-term Strategy

2025-09-16T13:03:04-04:00May 21, 2015|Categories: Real Estate Tips|Tags: , , |

When many people think about investing in property, they think about purchasing income-producing real estate such as a residential property or an office building with tenants. By learning more about the benefits of investing in raw land, you may be ready to start searching for real estate to invest in soon.

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