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Tag: Buying A Home
The homebuying process can be overwhelming, and it can be confusing to know where to start. If you’re looking to buy a home, check out our step-by-step process below and download our…
Estimated reading time: 1 minute For home purchasing purposes, an escrow period refers to a period of time when the funds and documents necessary to fulfill a homebuying contract are…
A contingency is a section in a real estate contract, set by either the homebuyer or seller, that outlines a condition that must be met before the contract can be fulfilled. Many…
An earnest money deposit, often just called earnest money, is an amount of cash that a potential buyer agrees to pay soon after their offer on a home is accepted. It’s provided as a…
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes As mortgage rates have gone up, so has the popularity of temporary mortgage buydowns. Temporary buydowns allow homebuyers to lower a mortgage rate…
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes There were more than 18 million veterans in the U.S. in 2023, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). If you’re one, there…
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes If your mortgage requires one, you’re probably familiar with what an escrow account is. These are accounts that mortgage servicers (the…