By Lori Gabriel
After a Connecticut seller accepts an offer, the transaction moves through several distinct phases: attorney review, home inspection, appraisal, title work, a final walk-through, and closing day. Each phase has its …
By Lori Gabriel
For most sellers in North Central Connecticut's Hartford County towns, 2026 remains a favorable market. Inventory is still historically tight, median prices have held firm or edged higher compared to …
Your net proceeds equal your sale price minus every cost that comes out of your side of the closing statement: mortgage payoff, Massachusetts deed excise tax, brokerage compensation, attorney fees, seller credits, prorated …
Sellers in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade County face a mix of fixed statutory costs (like the documentary stamp tax on the deed) and fully negotiable items (like brokerage commissions, title charges, and seller credits). Florida law …
Selling a home in North Central Connecticut means accounting for several cost categories — state and municipal conveyance taxes, attorney fees, brokerage commissions, recording fees, and your mortgage payoff — before you ever see …
If you're a homeowner getting ready to move, one question usually comes first: should you buy your next home before you sell, or sell your current house before you start looking?
There's no single right answer. The best call depends on your finances, your local market, and your …
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After more than a year of headlines talking about how home prices are going to crash, the latest data shows that price growth may be starting to pick back up again. And depending on whether you’re buying or selling, that shift means something different for you.
The Numbers …
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If you've been thinking about selling, you've probably seen plenty of headlines suggesting buyers have just about disappeared. But there's a big difference between a slow market and a stalled one.
Yes, mortgage rates are still higher than most people would like. Homes aren’t selling as fast as …
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Negotiations are back. More buyers are asking for better deals, and more sellers are giving them. Builders are throwing in extras, too.
That’s why whether you’re buying or selling today, there are two terms you’ll hear a lot: concession and incentive.
You've probably heard plenty of doom and gloom about the housing market lately. High rates. Stretched budgets. Headlines that make buying or selling sound like a terrible idea. But the data tells a very different story.
This isn't 2020 or 2021. It was never going to be. Those …
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