Buying a Home

Steps in Buying a Home

Whether you are buying your first home or your tenth you go through the same basic steps when buying a home. 1. Gathering information Most people now start the home buying process...
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4 Common Home Buyer Questions

1. How do I figure out my price range? You probably already have a pretty good idea of what monthly payment you feel you can handle, and most online sites have...
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Good reasons not to buy a home right now

With mortgage interest rates as low as we can remember and the S & P Twin Cities home price index back to 2001 levels you have likely been hearing a...
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Most Important Factors in Choosing a Neighborhood

Today's buyers value the quality of a neighborhood above anything else when choosing the community where they want to live, according to a National Association of Realtors report. Convenience to work came...
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Home Stretch Home Buyer Workshops

A Home Stretch Home Buyer Workshop is required to qualify for many special first time home buyer mortgages and down payment assistance programs. But whether or not it is required for...
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How to find FHA or VA approved condos

If you are buying a condo and plan to use FHA or VA financing, the complex must be an FHA or VA approved condominium project. If the project is not approved,...
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Buying a Short Sale

If you are searching for a home to buy there is a good possibility you have come across some short sale listings. They currently make up nearly 21% of homes available for...
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5 Characteristics of Today’s Homebuyer

From what I hear from people I meet everyone is aware that today's real estate market has slowed to a trickle since the end of the federal tax credits. In...
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