Real estate signs can sometimes look like a puzzle of information, especially when it comes to those riders hanging beneath them. Let’s break down the differences between “Sold,” “Under Contract,” and “Accepted Offer” riders, so you can navigate the real estate lingo like a pro.
1. Sold
Did you know that the City of Wausau now offers a down payment assistance program (DPA) to give low-to-moderate income households a “leg up” when it comes to purchasing a home? It’s true!!! Should you qualify, Wausau offers a low interest loan to assist with closing costs and the
I am writing this from an adorable home I purchased a year ago and turned into a short term vacation rental. I am waiting for the plumber to finish hooking up a new water line and a carpenter to arrive to fix the front door. Hopefully everyone will be out
Lately, you may have heard the term “workforce housing” being thrown around a lot. I decided to take a very unscientific poll and asked my friends and neighbors if they knew the meaning of the term. I wasn’t surprised by a lot of head scratching and sometimes humorous albeit wrong
Let me start with the disclosure that I am no economist. Micro and Macro Economics classes were painful for me in college; Home Economics not so much if we got to eat what we cooked.
Joking aside, I have been both an active participant and observer of the real estate
A lot of things are scarce now-a-days. While toilet paper scarcity is hopefully a thing of the past, housing inventory remains a real problem and mortgage credit availability, a measure of a lender’s willingness to issue mortgages, is near its lowest level since 2014, according to the MBA (Mortgage Banker’s
The Jenny Gordon Group at Amaximmo is proud to announce their new interiors division. Principal designer and owner, Jenny Gordon (ASID Allied Professional) explained, “Before I started practicing real estate, I was designing commercial and retail spaces for ISD, Inc. in Chicago. That background helped me tremendously in my real
If you’re serious about buying a home, getting pre-approved for a mortgage is a critical step. It’s also a tedious one. Lenders seem to want a mountain of documents and have so many {{ start_tip 124 }}requirements.{{ end_tip }}
Yet the payoff is worth it. Most agents recommend mortgage pre-approval because it strengthens your offer. Sellers like
A home inspection may feel like a final exam, but it’s not quite so clear cut. Your inspector’s report won’t include a clear-cut A+ if a house is a keeper or an F if it’s a money pit.
What is included in a home inspection report is a set of neutral facts intended to help
To Connie De Groot, a rising-star of a Beverly Hills real estate agent in Coldwell Bankers No. 1 office worldwide, choosing a full-time real estate agent isn’t about anti-competitive behavior or shutting out part-time discounters.
It’s about obtaining full-time service for the full-time job of selling or buying what’s likely