Categories for Buying a Home

8 Unwritten Rules of Etiquette You Should Know When Going to Open Houses

How cool is it that you can literally just walk on into someone’s house and stroll around every single room while they’re not home? When you really stop to think about it, open houses are quite a privilege! With that in mind, as you can imagine, there are certainly some ...

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Ways To Use Your Tax Refund If You Want To Buy a Home

Have you been saving up to buy a home this year? If so, you know there are a number of expenses involved – from your down payment to closing costs. But did you also know your tax refund can help you pay for some of these expenses? As Credit Karma explains: “If one of ...

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Your Moving Checklist: 15 Things To Do Before Moving Into a New Home

Welcome to the ultimate moving checklist—a list of everything you should do before moving into your new home. Let’s face it: With all the excitement of new digs, it’s easy to forget some important tasks. Plus, certain things are best done while the house is still vacant, long before your ...

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What’s the Latest with Mortgage Rates?

Recent headlines may leave you wondering what’s next for mortgage rates. Maybe you’d previously heard there were going to be cuts this year that would bring rates down. That refers to the Federal Reserve (the Fed) and what they do to their Fed Funds Rate. While cutting, or lowering, the Fed Funds Rate doesn’t directly ...

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