Backups Contracts Work for Both Sides – Especially in This Market
In real estate, a house isn’t sold until the Fat Lady sings at the closing. Until then, the seller should keep their options open by accepting backup contracts.
Don’t Pass on the Home Inspection
Sellers who jump on offers from buyers waiving the opportunity to hire an independent home inspector may rue the day they did so.
Redfin Reports Bidding War Decline
At least some element of seasonality appears to have returned to the Boston-area housing market last month: Redfin’s monthly report on competition its agents’ offers faced found a slightly less frenzied atmosphere.
How to Win a Bidding War
A recent column about would-be homebuyers giving up because they keep losing bidding wars brought a flurry of responses: Readers want to know how they can become winners in this arena.
Ditching the Full Home Inspection? Consider a Walk-Through
Nothing is more important in the sale of a house than an examination of the structure by an independent home inspector. But in today’s overheated selling frenzy, many buyers facing competition are crossing out the inspection clauses in their contracts.
Fleeing New Yorkers Squeeze Surrounding Housing Markets
An influx of people relocating to the state has been celebrated by many, including Gov. Ned Lamont, but it also has made it more difficult for many to find affordable housing in an area that rates among the country’s most unequal places in terms of income levels.
Bidding Wars Continue for Sixth Straight Month
A new report from brokerage and online home listings site Redfin says bidding wars are not slowing down, even as the typically slow fall and winter months arrive.
3 in 10 Hartford Homes Sold Above List Price in September
Nearly than 1 in 3 Greater Hartford homes sold above asking price in September, according to new research from real estate listings and data company Zillow detailing just how fierce competition for new homes has been this summer and fall.
Buying Sight Unseen? Don’t Wear Blinders
Buying sight-unseen doesn’t mean you have to go into the transaction blindfolded. There are several ways you can protect yourself against the possibility the house you’re after isn’t what you thought it was.
Redfin: Bidding Wars Continue in July
More than half of the Redfin’s real estate listings faced competition in July for the third month in a row.
