Reasons To Attend Your Own Home Inspection

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As a home buyer in Norfolk , you can get a feel for whether a home's systems and appliances are in working order. However, you can't know for certain until after the home's been inspected. This is why real estate agents recommend that buyers hire a licensed home inspectors immediately after going … [Read more...]

Buying A Home In A Golf Community

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It's January, but home sales in golf communities remain strong like in the rest of the country. If you're looking to buy a home in a golf course community, either as a primary residence or as a vacation or retirement home, there are additional home traits which make buying on a golf course … [Read more...]

Improve Your Credit Score To Get Better Mortgage Rates

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For home buyers in Virginia Beach and nationwide, credit scores can change low mortgage rates and alter home loan approvals. Borrowers with high credit scores get access to lower mortgage rates, for example, and can find the mortgage approval process to be more smooth that borrowers with low credit … [Read more...]

Foreclosure Volume Slated To Rise This Spring

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After a series of months during which foreclosure volume was low, total filings have started to rise again, says RealtyTrac. In February, 21 states posted a year-over-year increase in monthly foreclosure filings, according to the national foreclosure-tracking firm. This is nearly twice as many … [Read more...]

Moving To A New City? See How Much Your Cost Of Living Will Change.

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It's a fact: It's more expensive to live in some cities than others. Beyond just the costs of buying a home, different cities also carry a different Cost of Living. For households relocating from Virginia and  across state lines, the change in "life costs" can be jarring. Depending on where you … [Read more...]

What To Know Before You Move To A New Neighborhood

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As home buyers in the Norfolk Virginia area , we tend to research homes a lot. We look at square footage; at upgrades; at landscaping; at community statistics; and, at every other "number" on which we can get our hands. But those are just statistics. What about the home's "feel"? In this … [Read more...]