Posts with tag 'home buying advice'

Your first stab at buying a home involves a lot of emotions. Excitement, happiness, anxiety, fear, joy, sadness; you're sure to feel at least some combination of these and more during your first homebuying experience.

Real estate agents know this, and they're often prepared for it. "First-time homebuyers can be scared because they've never experienced this situation before," Michael Blazek, Managing Broker of Watson's Atlantic Beach office, says. "But working with them is fun because they're usually very excited."

We understand just how daunting buying your first home can be. That's why we got some of our brokers to come up with their own expert advice for first-time homebuyers.

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One of the first steps to buying a house is securing a mortgage loan. But how do you know who to trust as your lender? It's a big decision, and more goes into it than simply finding the best loan terms. Read on for our tips on how to choose a mortgage lender.

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For most of us, a life lived mostly inside the walls of our home became the norm for at least a year. Lots of things changed; grocery store trips became deliveries, intense hand-washing sessions occurred multiple times a day, and empty guest rooms became home offices.

It makes sense then that homebuyers' preferred features have shifted in response to the changes they've experienced. Point2 Homes examined 43 million words from more than 640,000 listings across the United States, then compared their findings to a study of the same nature in 2019.

Examining the most popular home descriptions words, phrases, and features reveals a lot about how buyers' tastes have changed.

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After more than a year of low housing inventory, skyrocketing prices, and intense bidding wars, the real estate market appears to be tempering a bit. While inventory is still sparse (though improving) and prices continue to appreciate (though at a less rapid pace), there's plenty of reason for optimism if you're looking to buy. Here are a just a few reasons why it's a good time to buy a house.

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Do you wish you had a place you can go to relax and have a good time? A place all your own, by a beautiful beach, where you can get away for a few weeks or months each year and swim, sail, surf, and bask in the Florida sunshine.

Our real estate agents have helped turn that dream into a reality for many families.

But before you buy that vacation home you've been dreaming about, there are a few things you need to keep in mind.

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