The Homebuying Timeline: How Long It Takes To Buy a House—and How To Speed Things Up If You’re in a Rush Realtor.com With interest rates rising, everyone’s in a rush to buy a home before rates surge even higher. Yet the homebuying process can’t easily be hurried. A variety of steps are involved, and each […]
San Francisco’s Famous Pink Painted Lady Is Back On the Market for $3.55M Getty Images One of the famed Postcard Row homes on San Francisco’s Alamo Square is back on the market. Available for $3.55 million, the Pink Painted Lady has been featured in millions of photographs. Leah Culver, a senior engineer at Twitter, purchased […]
5 Surprising Financial Lessons I Learned About Paying for My First Home aydinmutlu/iStock; realtor.com I pride myself on being pretty financially savvy—after all, I’m a personal finance writer. I’m well versed in best practices for saving and spending, the ins and outs of HSAs and IRAs, and the basics of investing. But when it came […]
Stained Glass in a $1.5M Converted Church in St. Louis Is Simply Divine Realtor.com It’s a property that offers a unique open floor plan—plus a hot tub with a view. “It was a Methodist church located in a historic little area of St. Louis and the congregation had dwindled down, so they sold it a […]
Bye-Bye, Boring Walls! 5 Modern Wood Accent Wall Ideas To Inspire Your Next DIY Project Photo via Instagram by ashtonwoodshomes We’ve seen our fair share of accent walls over the years. A single painted or wallpapered wall in a living room or bedroom can add visual interest and a prismatic pop to an otherwise stark […]
Instagram-Inspired Decor Swap: 5 Items To Steal From Your Dining Room To Prettify Your Foyer Dale Russell Photography/Houzz There are several decor staples of any well-styled dining room: statement lighting, large vases, and plenty of plush seating. And one thing we’re seeing more and more of in today’s design trends is that decor once confined […]
The 5 Biggest Mistakes Veteran and Military Home Buyers Make Craig McCausland/iStock Having a place to call your own—whether you’re going to be there for four years or forever—is an essential part of the American dream. And the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers plenty of great programs to help those who have served in […]
How to Put an Offer on a House That’s Already Under Contract Getty Images Wondering how to put an offer on a house that’s already under contract? Picture this: You’ve been house hunting for ages and finally find the home of your dreams. The only problem is, it’s already under contract with another buyer. Yet […]
5 Things Every First-Time Home Buyer Needs to Know Here’s what every first-time home buyer needs to know to dive into house hunting with confidence—and with as few curveballs as possible. Whether it’s getting a mortgage, choosing a real estate agent, shopping for a home, or making a down payment, we lay out the must-knows of […]
10 Scariest Things a Home Inspector Might Find in Your House iStock; realtor.com Home inspections are scary. Just when you swear you’ve found the house of your dreams, a home inspector comes along and tells you everything’s that’s wrong with it—which might lead you to think you should run for the hills! But rest assured, most […]
