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7 Tips: Negotiating Repairs After a Home Inspection

Raleigh Realty

Negotiating Repairs After a Home Inspection What fixes are mandatory after a home inspection? One of those steps is the home inspection and with the home inspection, major issues can arise. One of those steps is the home inspection and with the home inspection, major issues can arise.

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An inside look at local housing markets across the country

Housing Wire

“This is sick, and I want it to end,” said Sharon Aubuchon, a RE/MAX Premier Realty agent in Prairie Village, Kansas a suburb of Kansas City. “It Aubuchon says buyers are making too many concessions. Buyers “are waiving inspections, an appraisal contingency, and the latest trend is to pay closing costs usually done by the seller.”

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How Pueblo, Colorado became a hot housing market

Housing Wire

The progression of homebuying over the past year has seen prospective buyers adjusting their preferred destination plans again, and again, and again. For a time, Colorado Springs became the de facto destination for buyers priced out of living in Denver. Housing professionals need to find ways to better meet buyer needs.

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5 Contingencies You Should Never Remove When Buying a House

Realtor

Getty Images Buyers, we know it’s hard out there for you right now. In our current seller’s market, the national inventory of active listings is down 43.1% All of this demand means buyers are going to ever-greater lengths to make their offer stand out. Home inspection. Mold remediation.

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2024 Bidding Wars – How to Strike and Win

Lamacchia Realty

As predicted , 2024 has started with low inventory, and mortgage rates have remained relatively stable in the high 6’s and low 7’s. Due to rising rates and home prices that have continued to influence consumer spending, 2023 saw the lowest inventory in recorded history, and in 2024, sellers are still hesitant to enter the market.

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The Hidden Costs of Selling Your Home Without a REALTOR®

Lamacchia Realty

From the Covid-19 driven frenzy in 2020 to the significant inventory slowdown this year , buyers , sellers , and agents have all had adapt and grow comfortable with change. Buyers Typically Avoid FSBO Properties : Buyers will often avoid putting an offer on FSBO homes altogether.

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Buyers are struggling to compete in the white-hot Cincinnati market

Housing Wire

I called the listing agent and it was listed three hours ago, but it was sold,” the Cincinnati, Ohio -based eXp Realty agent said. “We Buyers are really struggling.” We are going to see an increase in inventory. But rising prices are not the only financial challenge buyers are having to contend with right now.

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