By John McCarthy
Rowley Realty
Being a REALTOR® I sometimes forget that my buyers or sellers are not familiar with all the real estate lingo. Therefore, when I say things like EMD or HOA and you look at me like I have two heads I remind myself when you are not actually in the [...]
By John McCarthy
Rowley Realty
The consensus among buyers, sellers, Realtors®, mortgage agents and anyone else who is in real estate is that it is absolutely crazy out there. There is a huge lack of inventory and lots of qualified and eager buyers. Most homes are selling immediately. Many don’t even make it to the scheduled Open [...]
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) who polled Acredited Buyers Representative (ABR) members asked, "What is holding buyers back?" The responses were as follows (respondants could answer with multiple [...]
Congratulations! Welcome to the world of real estate. Regardless if you are a buyer or seller you will be faced with fees before or at the closing (and sometimes after the closing). You have made an offer and it has been accepted by the seller or you have got your home under agreement. Either way there are costs associated with your new
[...]What Happened?
By John McCarthy
Rowley Realty
You have looked and looked and looked for your “dream home” and finally found it. It is within your budget and checks off all your needs and a few other things you never thought you could get in your price range. Yes, all this in our current sellers’ market where multiple offers on homes just [...]
