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If You Snooze You Risk Losing Thousands in Increased FHA Costs
Those Who Wait Will Pay Thousands More This Spring. Waiting a few extra days or weeks to purchase a home this spring could cost buyers thousands of extra dollars as the office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) implements several changes for loans guaranteed by the Federal Housing Authority (FHA). Coming just weeks before the April 30 deadline for the Home Buyer Tax Credit and just days after... [Read more]
Five Easy Pieces Before Starting to Look for a Home
First Time Home Buyers – Five Easy Pieces Before Home Buying House or Heart?Are you ready to buy that first home? Do you know what to do? How to begin? Some say you need to find the house you want to buy. But really there are steps you need to take as first time home buyers before you begin. GET YOUR FINANCIAL HOUSE IN ORDER FIRST! Beginning Steps for First Time Home Buyers: You need... [Read more]
What Can You Do If You Are Facing Foreclosure?
You may be facing foreclosure… so what are your options?!? Try to take the emotions out of it. Look at your situation more from a financial standpoint rather than an emotional standpoint. You need to analyze which option might best resolve your financial difficulty. Take time to think through your situation and make a decision, but then remember that time is of the essence. Then, take action right... [Read more]
Lise Howe’s Diary – Negotiating a Bethesda Home Purchase
Today I worked on a counter offer to purchase a home in Bethesda which has been going back and forth for ten days now. My client, the buyer, had been receiving email listings from me for approximately six months. He had highlighted the listing and gone to see it at the first open house. He immediately called me and we went back to see the house the next night. After seeing it for a second... [Read more]
Lise Howe’s Diary as a Realtor – DC Home Inspection
Once you have a ratified contract on your new home, you must schedule a Home Inspection to be done as soon as possible. What Can You Expect from a Professional Home Inspection? What Will the Inspector Inspect? What can I expect from a professional home inspection is a question most buyers ask during the home buying process. The job of a professional home inspector is to look over every major part... [Read more]
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