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Should a buyer deal directly with the seller’s agent or is it in the best interest of the buyer to use a MLS listing agent in the same area? Will the seller’s agent be helpful or hinder you from a great sale price?
–Judy
I would say [...]
Yesterday, Friday, November 06, 2009, 17 hours ago
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The REALTOR.com® Blogs team is proud to present our first Facebook application: dreamhomes by REALTOR.com®. We hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.
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Yesterday, Friday, November 06, 2009, 18 hours ago
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The popularity of foreclosures and short sales has demanded that REALTORS® learn how to work with banks to close on a home. Some Realtors are having success with the banks after learning how the system works and making contacts. But most are finding the lengthy foreclosure process to be [...]
Yesterday, Friday, November 06, 2009, 19 hours ago
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We currently have our home listed for sale. Is it reasonable to expect our listing agent to actually market the home? He placed a sign out front. The house is listed on appropriate web pages. There was a broker’s open house two months ago which the [...]
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One dollar doesn’t go too far these days. You can download an MP3. You can give a valet a really crappy tip. You can almost do a load of laundry. But do you think you could buy a house? How about a mansion? Believe it [...]
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Is it possible to add my down payment in my mortgage payments if I don’t have that much for a down payment? In other words, can I purchase a house with a $0 deposit and how do I do that?
–Janice
Congratulations on taking the first step [...]
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Homebuyers can now receive indispensable advice and assistance from local real estate professionals through REALTOR.com®’s Search Assist-a new tool that matches a buyer with a local agent or broker in order to enhance the home-buying experience.
Buyers will be matched with a local real estate professional [...]
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If I purchase a home out right (short sale) with money borrowed from my parents, can I then secure a mortgage on the home to repay my parent? If so, what type of mortgage could I secure and is there any time restraints? I ask [...]
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Building an online presence doesn’t happen overnight and the return on your time investment may barely seem worth it at times. While there are plenty of tips and trick to learn when it comes to getting search engine traffic to your blog, if you continue [...]
I bought my condo 4.5 years ago for $138,00. I got married two years ago. My wife has not bought a house in over three years. Can my wife buy my condo from me in her name and receive the $8,000 credit?
–Troy
This is actually an easy question to answer, because I have heard several different versions [...]
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