Do You Need a Home Warranty When You Buy a Home?
When you purchase a home, real estate agents often recommend that you also buy a home warranty. A home warranty...
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Contingency Clause: Defines a condition or action that must be met in order for a real estate contract to become...
What Do I Need to Know About Furnace Maintenance and Safety?
Whether you’ve owned your home for years or just moved in, one of your long-term responsibilities is taking care of...
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Loan Origination Fee: An up-front fee charged by a lender for processing a new loan application, used as compensation for...
Shop Around for Your Mortgage
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reports that nearly half of all mortgage borrowers don’t shop around when they buy a...
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Material Defect: A specific issue with a system or component of a residential property that may have a significant, adverse...
Am I Legally Obligated to Disclose My Home’s Defects?
When selling your home, you try your best to present every detail in the best possible light. But in many...
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Abatement: A reduction in the level of taxation faced by an individual or company. Examples of an abatement include a...
How to Make Holiday Home Selling Work for You
Many home sellers assume that the winter holiday season is a bad time to be on the market. They wonder,...
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Property Taxes: A tax on the real property owned by residents and businesses. Property tax includes the land and structures...
What Tax Benefits Do I Get as a Home Owner?
Paying taxes is certainly guaranteed in life. But you can get a break now and then in the form of...
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Professional Organizer: Professional organizers offer a wide variety of services related to creating order, from designing a functional closet to...