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Owning a condo in Florida is becoming less attractive: Redfin

Housing Wire

The cost of homeowners insurance has surged in Florida as insurance companies have grappled with significant losses due to an increase in natural disasters. And homeowners insurance costs are three times higher in Florida than the national average. It’s causing buyers to rethink their plans.”

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Home Seller Closing Costs in Texas

Listing Spark

One of the most common questions we get from our home sellers at ListingSpark is “How do I determine what my closing costs are”? For this article, we are going to focus on the home seller closing costs we would typically see in Texas with a residential sale (commercial sales typically have a different set of fees).

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Texas Real Estate Contracts and Addendums: A Guide for Home Sellers and Buyers

Listing Spark

Episode Summary In this episode, Aaron Jistel (Broker and Co-Founder at ListingSpark) focuses on how recent changes to Texas Real Estate Commission’s contracts and documents may affect home sellers and buyers. As a seller, this can help to ensure that buyers have the actual cash they are claiming they have.

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Tighter Lending Policies Change the Landscape of Condo Mortgage Eligibility for Buyers

Lamacchia Realty

Buyers hoping to purchase condos have been under more stringent lending regulations over the past three years, initially under temporary guidelines that were later made permanent. Buyers and buyer agents alike needed to be keenly aware of how the new regulations would impact the purchase of a condo in any building over 5 units.

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Questions Buyers Should Ask When Touring a Property

Lamacchia Realty

QUESTIONS BUYERS SHOULD ASK WHEN TOURING A PROPERTY. And as a buyer, purchasing their home is very exciting but also a significant decision and can be a bit overwhelming. If it is, you will likely need to purchase flood insurance on top of your home insurance, a cost you should factor into your budget.

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11 Things to Consider When Buying a Home in Raleigh NC

Raleigh Realty

One of the largest reasons some buyers walk away from a home purchase feeling remorseful is because they don't consider everything about purchasing real estate before they jump into it. There are common buyer mistakes we address with all of our buyers upfront so they have a highly successful transaction.

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The Difference Between MIP and PMI in Home Financing

Will Springer Realtor

We have APR, CMA, CC&Rs and, of course, HOA – all commonly used terms to help “abbreviate” our conversations. Let’s start with Mortgage Insurance Premiums. borrowers who carry a loan with a guarantee or mortgage insurance pay MIP, according to Forbes. Mortgage insurance is calculated as a percentage of the loan.

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