Home Buying Tips

Maui’s Most Expensive Listing Is This $35M Modern Mansion With a Whale-Watching Perch

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 […]

Jack Jenkins Homes | Oct 14, 2022

What Is Escrow? How It Keeps Home Buyers and Sellers Safe

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 […]

Jack Jenkins Homes | Oct 10, 2022

Russell Holmes of ‘Renovation Impossible’ Is Warned About One Home’s ‘Dirty Little Secret’

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 […]

Jack Jenkins Homes | Oct 7, 2022

How to Buy a House: Steps to Buying a House for the First Time

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 […]

Jack Jenkins Homes | Oct 4, 2022

Producer Joel Silver Wants a Blockbuster Deal for His $52M Modernist Mansion

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 […]

Jack Jenkins Homes | Oct 1, 2022