Opinion
Builders Building Small, But Maybe Not Small Enough
Builders are constructing their smallest houses in years, but they still may not be small enough for a significant portion of the population.
Casual Chitchat Can Cost You a Real Estate Deal
Loose lips can not only sink ships, they can also scuttle real estate transactions. That applies to what home sellers say on social media as well as during a showing.
Insuring Vacation Properties Has Its Share of Quirks
If you don’t tell the insurance company that their getaway home is not always occupied, they could be in for some surprises.
I Have to Sign a Buyer Representation Agreement to See a Property? No Way!
The proposed settlement in the National Association of Realtors’ commission lawsuits has created problems for seller’s agents as well as the more obvious questions buyer’s agents face.
Spotting Design Flaws
Flaws in the home’s floor plan won’t cause the house to fall down – but unlike minor repairs, you’re stuck with them unless they were addressed during construction.
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These Up-to-the-Minute Strategies Are Getting Results for Realtors
Agents are going from burnt-out to broke. How can you dodge this – and successfully drum up new business now that it seems clear high interest rates will be with us for a while?
Fixed-Rate Loan Payments Can Go Up
If you have a fixed-rate mortgage, your payments will always stay the same, right? Wrong. Taxes and insurance premiums invariably rise – which means your house payment does, too.
Setting the Record Straight on the NAR Settlement
The reporting on the recent $418 million settlement with the National Association of Realtors and several large national brokerage companies has been so atrocious that I must jump in.
Put Your Listings to the Nose Test
You Know Curb Appeal. What About Smell Appeal?
Foreign Firms Make Inroads on U.S. Homebuilding
As federal and state authorities continue to clamp down on foreign investments in American businesses and real estate that could pose a risk to national security, some foreign entities are expanding into American homebuilding.