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Ramsey Khoury of Houston discusses the importance of commuting distance, new construction inspections, flood insurance and elevation certificates. Although Ramsey is addressing the Houston market, his concerns apply to those considering a new home purchase in any city or market.

Rich Harty discusses how to evaluate properties and how much money most home buyers need to purchase a home. Rich also discusses who determines the selling price of a home - seller or agent, down payment and closing costs, and some HGTV myths.

Mike discusses multiple offer situations, how to make your offer stand out above the others and the importance of communication with lenders for first time home buyers.

Rich offers advice on mortgage options and how to prepare to buy a home.

Gea talks about the importance of walkability, property evaluations and challenges with relocation

Ben discusses multiple offers, new construction and making sense of all the data from on-line real estate listing services

Andi DeFelice, Associate Broker of Exclusive Buyers Realty in Savannah, Georgia discusses home buying strategies with host Victoria Ray Henderson.

In today’s fast-paced world where answers are just a Google search away, there are some who may question the benefits of hiring a real estate professional when selling a house. The reality is, the addition of more information can lead to more confusion.

Everyone is ready to buy a home at a different time in their lives, and a health crisis or not, today is no exception.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their latest Employment Situation Summary last Thursday, and it again beat analysts’ expectations in a big way. The consensus was for 3,074,000 jobs to be added in June. The report revealed that 4,800,000 jobs were added. The unemployment rate fell to 11.1% from 13.3% last month.

The pandemic has caused consumers to re-examine the components that make up the “perfect home.” Many families are no longer comfortable with the locations and layouts of their existing homes. The allure of city life (more congested) seems to be giving way to either suburban or rural life (less congested).

Pending Home Sales increased by 44.3% in May, registering the highest month-over-month gain in the index since the National Association of Realtors (NAR) started tracking this metric in January 2001.

Our Summer 2020 Buyer's Guide is loaded with information helpful for any homebuyer

In today’s economy, everyone seems to be searching for signs that a recovery is coming soon. Many experts agree that it may actually already be in motion or will be starting by the 3rd quarter of this year.

One of the biggest questions on everyone’s minds these days is: What’s going to happen to the housing market in the second half of the year? Based on recent data on the economy, unemployment, real estate, and more, many economists are revising their forecasts for the remainder of 2020 – and the outlook is extremely encouraging.

Earlier this month, realtor.com announced the release of their initial Housing Recovery Index, a weekly guide showing how the pandemic has impacted the residential real estate market.