Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Baltimore? The company and website, Trulia, came up with an interactive map that tells you, across the country, whether it is cheaper, in general, to rent or buy in this current market. The map & calculator can take into account the current approximate interest rate, your income [...]
Home Buying Mistakes to Avoid. Forbes shared the top seven home-buying mistakes you should avoid, and they are good items to know and not to do. This is an informative article! 1) Don't buy a house if you are planning to move soon. If you may be moving in a few years, and you aren't [...]
Are you a smart homebuyer? Kiplinger created a quiz for homebuyers asking them questions to help determine how smart of a homebuyer they may be. Now, of course, it is not an intelligence test, but a test of what knowledge a homebuyer has going into the homebuying process. There are some very intuitive questions, I [...]
Hampden was named Forbes' 15th Best American Hipster Neighborhood in their review of 250 neighborhoods in major cities across the country. Forbes has a number of lists and rankings of cities, and this is the first for the "hipster neighborhood" series. A hispter, as defined by Merriam-Webster, and used by Forbes for their rankings, is [...]
Many buyers when deciding to buy a home need to obtain a mortgage or finance their house. Trulia, a real estate website, came up with a five page guide that describes what a homebuyer needs and should know, and educates them on financing a home. Thank you, Trulia for this guide! Do you know what [...]
This Month in Real Estate for February 2012 has been released! Home sales in January were on pace to have 4.6 million homes sell in 2012, up from the pace of 4.4 million in December. The median home sale price was at $165,000, up $1,000 over January 2012 This Month in Real Estate. The average [...]