December 5, 2023 Home sellers reveal why they decided to bypass professional representation—and the mistakes they made without a trusted adviser. Homeowners who decline to use a real estate agent to sell their property are twice as likely to say they weren’t satisfied with the selling experience, according to a new survey from Clever Real Estate(link […]

Last week, it was 7.5%. It’s the third weekly drop in a row, good news for buyers facing persistently high prices and a near-historic low number of for-sale homes. LOS ANGELES (AP) – The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan fell for the third week in a row, welcome news for house hunters […]

Some homebuyers priced out of the market opt for a mortgage buydown, usually funded by sellers, in order to lower their monthly payments for the first few years. RICHMOND, Va. – Mortgage rates have risen since the Federal Reserve implemented a new monetary policy in 2022, almost hitting 8%. As of Nov. 2, the average […]

Forged deeds, driver’s licenses, titles, etc., continue to grow as real estate-theft scams, in part because the tactic often works and, when it does, nets a criminal hundreds or thousands of dollars in fake real estate sales. They even have a name now: Title Pirates.  Fraudulent real estate sales are on the rise. The FBI’s […]