Freddie Mac issued a warning for home buyers about scams that try to entice them with promises of raising their credit score in exchange for money. “Who doesn’t want the highest credit score possible to garner the most-favored terms?” Freddie Mac notes on its website. Read more: First Step for Buyers: Know Your Credit Score Read More …

Your client has decided on new-home construction, but they’re dragging their feet. Need to give them extra motivation to get that contract signed this fall or winter? “Fall and winter are a great time to start working with a builder and do much of the upfront planning and legwork that goes into a new-construction home,” Read More …

Several home features are gaining momentum in real estate. Here are four that home shoppers are showing more desire for, according to a recent article at CBSHome.com. You may want to talk these features up in your listings. More home staging and design tips: Styled, Staged & Sold Energy efficiency. Bigger used to be better Read More …

The wrong paint color can be a big turn-off to potential home buyers. House Beautiful recently highlighted some of the worst mistakes home owners can make when it comes to painting their house, including: More home staging and design tips: Styled, Staged & Sold blog 1. Painting a ceiling a flat white color. “I never Read More …

1.Decide what you can afford. Generally, you can afford a home equal in value to between two and three times your gross income. 2. Develop your home wish list. Then, prioritize the features on your list. 3. Select where you want to live. Compile a list of three or four neighborhoods you’d like to live Read More …

Home owners’ fear of selling their homes for less than what they paid is abating, as sellers grow more confident that they’ll recoup the amount they spent. Over the past two years, their confidence has grown 29 percent, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of REALTORS® of 1,000 adults in the nation’s Read More …