We have yet to sign a listing agreement with a real estate agent. I know that if I were to try to rent our old house, I probably wouldn't have the stomach for dealing with tenants …

We'll be trying to sell our current house now that we've closed on another. The Realtor that sold us our new house gave us a ballpark market valuation for our current house. He a …

During the process of getting our loan, the credit union required an appraisal of the property. The appraisal turned out fine (it was higher than the contract price) but my unders …

I've always heard the term "closing on a house." But this time around everybody's talking about the "settlement of the house." Is there a difference, or just a change of jargon?

My DH is in the processing of wrestling out the details of our new mortgage/loan. Since he's up to his eyeballs in paperwork, can someone here explain why there's such a big diffe …

Forgot to add to my question on 15-Year vs. 30-year loans-- What are points exactly? Why do we have to buy them? Is buying them worth the extra outlay right now?

I understand a little bit about what an escrow account is, mainly with regard to real estate, but I've seen it in other places as well. If I use one to pay my property taxes and i …

For example, there was a foreclosure we were interested in. The day we were scheduled to see it, we found out the bank had removed it from the market. Okay, I can see taking it o …

I was reading through a real estate appraiser's report and came across this line: ...it appears that marketing times are averaging three to six months with a sales to list …

I was wondering if anybody knows of a good website that can give a reliable estimate on what a particular home is worth. I have used Zillow and Cyberhomes before and I am not rea …

We found out recently that the subdivision we were looking to buy in is going to have a large retail complex directly next to it. One of the anchors will be a Walmart Supercenter. …

We're debating this question as we look into moving into a bigger home. I know many knowledgeable sources say getting into rental properties is the key to wealth. However, I was …

My wife and I are looking at a foreclosed property, and will likely be putting in an offer fairly soon. Since it's bank-owned I'm not going to offer their asking price. My questi …

I went to get a pre-qualification letter today for a mortgage. (We're looking to put an offer on a foreclosure.) Thankfully, my maximum approved mortgage amount was very comforta …

We were looking at bidding on a house, and right before we put in our offer, the listing showed up as under contract with a kickout (on another site it said contingency with a kick …