Calling All History Buffs: Here’s Your Chance To Buy a Pre-Revolution Home for Under $1M MLS via Realtor.com Calling all Lancaster County, PA, history buffs: One of the oldest, most storied homes in the area just came on the market for $799,900. The pre-Revolution-era dwelling known locally as the Martic Forge Mansion is quite possibly one […]
Yikes! Every Time Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Need To Make This Much More To Afford a Home Design by Realtor.com / Getty Images (4) For home shoppers who thought 2022 would be their year, a pervasive sinking feeling is taking hold. They’re realizing the monthly payment for a home they thought they could afford—perhaps just […]
Just in Time for Halloween: $1.1M Goth Castle in Wisconsin Lives Up to Its Name MLS via Realtor.com The Goth Castle located in Hudson, WI, lives up to its name. In fact, the Victorian mansion inspired the owner to decorate accordingly. “It’s currently a [vacation rental], and there are skulls and just lots of interesting […]
What Does Mortgage Pre-Approval Mean? A Major Advantage When Buying a Home Getty Images Getting pre-approved for a mortgage before you make an offer on a house is a smart idea. Why? For one, it can help you get a handle on how much house you can afford. Pre-approval can also help you stand out […]
Maui’s Most Expensive Listing Is This $35M Modern Mansion With a Whale-Watching Perch MLS via Realtor.com As luxurious as Maui, HI, is, many oceanfront homes are traditional Hawaiian architecture—and aging fast. That’s what makes this new listing—a 7,394-square-foot oceanfront property for $35 million—stand out, according to listing agent Chelsea Dimin, of Compass. “You don’t find […]
What Is Escrow? How It Keeps Home Buyers and Sellers Safe Dale Taylor/iStock In real estate, an escrow account is a secure holding area where important items (e.g., the earnest money check and contracts) are kept safe by an escrow company until the deal is closed and the house officially changes hands. Escrow is also a contractual […]
The Strange New Stumbling Block Tripping Up Homebuyers: More Listings, but Slimmer Pickings Allison Dinner / Getty Images While high mortgage rates are no doubt weighing heavily on many homebuyers’ minds right now, home shoppers might also have a gut feeling that something else is off, too. Something less serious than their financing woes, but […]
Russell Holmes of ‘Renovation Impossible’ Is Warned About One Home’s ‘Dirty Little Secret’ HGTV On “Renovation Impossible,” contractor Russell Holmes has seen houses in fairly sorry states, but it’s rare that the homeowners warn him of “a dirty little secret inside” before he enters. In the episode “That ’70s House,” Holmes has agreed to help homeowners […]
How to Buy a House: Steps to Buying a House for the First Time The steps to buying a house for the first time might seem complicated—particularly if you’re a home buyer trying to purchase real estate with no prior experience. Between down payments, credit scores, mortgage rates (both fixed-rate and adjustable-rate), property taxes, interest […]
Producer Joel Silver Wants a Blockbuster Deal for His $52M Modernist Mansion Getty Images / MLS via Realtor.com Joel Silver has been responsible for some of Hollywood’s biggest franchises, including “The Matrix,” “Die Hard,” “Predator,” and “Lethal Weapon.” So it’s understandable that the legendary producer is attracted to very splashy, Hollywood-style real estate. His most […]
