The volatile real estate market comes with a lot of complications, and the same applies to real estate transactions as well. If you’re a seller trying to sell your home, refusing an offer on a home you are trying to sell can be a bittersweet feeling. On the one hand, you might have been [...]
Congratulations! You’ve got yourself a house without having to buy it, think about all the pre-purchase paperwork and even the construction itself however, inheriting property may or may not be the dream that it sounds to be. Nevertheless, once you know and learn how to navigate the processes that come with inheriting a property, nothing [...]
Taxes, when explained to the common man, is usually packaged as the price we pay to be able to co-exist in a society. Taxes are government-collected fees for different products and services consumed by the people that help the government run the country – subsidize the development of all government sectors be it education, agriculture, [...]
Like most of our major transactions such as buying a car, receiving payment for services, and the like, purchasing a house or any piece of real estate comes with a contract that serves as a memorandum of agreement between the home buyer and the real estate company or the bank. Typically called a Purchase and [...]
In today’s time and age, everything has gone up thanks to the rising demand for everything – which has caused a steady increase in inflation since the time wherein our parents or the older members of our family bought the house we live in. Because of this, as you start your adult life and begin [...]
With the rising prices of properties and other assets in the country, it is almost impossible to acquire a property for yourself without any outsourced assistance with funding. At the rate of inflation between the 1900s up to now, purchasing a property that usually takes a blue-collar worker 5-10 years worth of saving will now [...]
Your credit score plays a big role in your home ownership goal, especially if you do not have the funds to pay for a home in cash. Realistically speaking, only the top 10% of society can financially achieve this. And if you can’t afford to pay in cash, this is where mortgages come in. Applying [...]
With inflation at an all-time high, compared to how it was 3 decades ago and several other factors such as political and cultural atmospheres, it cannot be denied that one of the three basic human needs - shelter - is becoming harder and harder to acquire. If you ask your parents or grandparents, most likely [...]
Buying a house can be an overwhelming experience, especially for first-time homebuyers. One of the important things within the process is escrow. However, not all homebuyers understand the concept of escrow, but most have just accepted it as part of their real estate transaction. An escrow is basically a legal arrangement wherein a third party [...]
Thinking about investing? Most people immediately jump to and think about stocks or bonds—and for good reason. Investing in stocks or bonds is a great investment, but there are other ways to invest, including real estate. Although it seems like a very complex transaction, Investing in real estate can be one of the most lucrative [...]
