Author Archives: Chris Villines

With home prices hitting record highs across the country, plenty of homeowners may decide the time is ripe to sell. So how long does it take to sell a house now? In today’s red-hot seller’s market, homes are getting snapped up by buyers faster than ever. Yet even in this best-case scenario, it will take at least a month, […]

With interest rates rising, everyone’s in a rush to buy a home before rates surge even higher. Yet the homebuying process can’t easily be hurried. A variety of steps are involved, and each one takes time. Which begs the question: Exactly how long does it take to buy a house? In general, you can expect the […]

Buying a home is a significant undertaking, but buying your first home is an entirely different experience altogether. Emotions will likely run high when you are about to commit to what is probably the biggest purchase of your life. Even seasoned investors run into problems now and then. There are so many moving parts to […]

By Larissa RunkleApr 28, 2022 If you’re shopping in today’s uber-competitive housing market, you’ve likely seen homes listed as is for sale. And while you should approach any house being sold under this term with caution, buying a home as is doesn’t necessarily mean you’re getting a bad deal. At its most basic, a home being sold […]

By Jamie Wiebe Ah, to be a first-time home buyer again: How easy it was to buy a home when you weren’t carrying another mortgage on your back at the same time! If you’re looking to graduate from first-timer to repeat buyer, you know things are about to get much trickier. Unless you’re a bona fide house collector, you’ll have to sell your home in […]

By Erica SweeneyMar 2, 2022 Taking on a mortgage to finance buying a home is a major milestone, and it’s a critical moment to use your consumer savvy to nab the best deal possible. This is particularly true in today’s market. Given interest rates are rising fast—and you will likely be paying your lender for the next […]

As a real estate agent in upstate New York, I can say with confidence that home sellers are in a great mood these days. And who can blame them? In this seller’s market where homes go fast and for top dollar, many sellers are excited to cash in and make a killing. In many cases, they’ll succeed—yet […]

nce upon a time, the month of December was a snow-swept dead zone for selling your home. The thinking was, “Why even bother showing it? No one is home shopping now.” Fast-forward to today’s full-boil real-estate market, however, and this traditional home-selling timeline has changed. Even amid the holiday hubbub, people are house hunting in earnest. […]