Should buyers waive a home inspection contingency in hot seller market? In a hot seller’s market like now 2020 in Phoenix, buyers often need to make creative offer to get their dream home. For example, buyers may offer more than asking price, some even willing to pay seller’s closing cost. Waiving inspection contingency is one […]
8 Costs of Selling Your Home
What You Need to Know About Agency Relationship
What you need to know about agency relationship when working with Real Estate Agent Real estate agency relationships, like all business relationships, can be formed in a number of ways. Real estate agency relationships is established when someone who represents your best interests in a real estate transaction and owes you fiduciary responsibilities. Agency relationships […]
How to Identify Rental Scams
How To Identify and Avoid Rental Scams in Arizona In Arizona real estate, scams are all too common. In today digital age, home buyers and renters are even more likely to come in contact with them. In fact, you might have had your own experience with a rental scams or heard stories from friends, family, […]
Things a Lender will Probably Need From You
Lender Checklist: What You Need When Applying for a Mortgage When you apply for a home loan you will need to provide your lender number of documents. These documents verify a number of facts about your life, from your income to your debts and beyond. Here is mortgage loan documents checklist will help you prepare […]
Buying New Construction Home with REALTOR®
Do I Need a REALTOR® when Buying New Construction Home? As housing inventory continues getting lower around Arizona, new construction home may be the best course of action for many home buyers. Buying a home is one of the most important purchases of your life. Even if it’s your 3rd or 4th home or perhaps […]
CLUE Report When Selling a Home
CLUE Report When Selling a Home in Arizona “CLUE” stands for Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange, also known as a loss history report. You can find out if there have been any insurance losses at a house in the past 5-7 years inside CLUE report. Most home insurance companies contribute claims history information to CLUE database, […]
4 Listings Strategy for Home Seller
4 Listings Strategy for Seller When Selling Their Home in Arizona Selling your home can be emotionally challenging and surprisingly time-consuming especially if you’ve never done it before. With no experience and a complex, emotional transaction on your hands, it’s easy for first-time home sellers to make lots of mistakes. But with a little know-how, […]
Questions to Ask Lenders
10 Questions to Ask Lenders when Shopping for Mortgage When buying a home, selecting a mortgage lender is one of the big decision. Doing your research and asking questions is important when looking for a mortgage lender. Not all lenders are the same, always ask questions of your potential mortgage lender and understand as much […]
5 Tips to fill SPDS
5 Tips to fill Seller Property Disclosure Statement (SPDS) when selling home in Arizona Arizona law requires home seller to disclose material (important) facts about the property when selling their home. Seller Property Disclosure Statement (SPDS) is designed to assist seller in making legally required disclosures and to avoid inadvertent non-disclosures of materials facts when […]