It’s the lament of first-time homebuyers in just about every housing market: There aren’t enough entry-level homes available that are move-in ready.One solution is to broaden the search to fixer-uppers. With a renovation mortgage, you can get one home loan that combines the purchase price with the cost of improvements.Not Enough Affordable LoansEntry-level homes are […]
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Every year, first-time home buyers venture into the market and make the same mistakes that their parents, siblings and friends made when they bought their first houses.But today’s novice buyers can stop the cycle. Here are 12 mistakes that first-time home buyers make — and what to do instead.12 Mistakes First-Time Home Buyers MakeAnd How […]
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By Julea Joseph, guest contributor The keys are in your buyer’s hands! They’ve gone through the process … the search, deciding, inspection, stress, closing, and finally, the elation of buying a new home. Now, they have to make it their own. Here’s how. Color – Paint is the least expensive, easiest way to update a space. It can […]
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King County plans to donate a parcel of county-owned land next to the future Northgate light rail-station to a nonprofit developer as part of a revamped effort to build affordable housing on the site.The county will also try to issue a request for proposals from developers by the end of July, significantly quicker than it […]
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