Home Sale Contingencies

March 15th, 2010
  • What is a home sale contingency?
  • How do home sales contingencies differ from other contingencies?
  • How to buyers, and sellers, view home sale contingencies?
  • What happens if a contract with a home sale contingency is accepted?
  • Are home sale contingencies ever satisfied?
 

Loan Pre-Approval

March 1st, 2010
  • How are Pre-Qualification vs. Pre-Approval different?
  • When should a buyer talk to a lender?
  • What will the lender will want to know?
  • What should a buyer learn through the pre-approval process?
  • What are the differences between a bank, mortgage company and mortgage broker?
 

Assessments

January 6th, 2010
  • What is a real estate assessment?
  • Are assessments related to market value?
  • How do data collection delays affect assessments?
  • What does an assessment mean for for an owner, buyer or seller?
  • Are increased real estate assessments really tax increases?
 

Home Inspections

January 4th, 2010
  • Should all buyers have a home inspection?
  • Who pays for the inspection, and when?
  • What does a home inspection include?
  • How are the results of a home inspection negotiated?