Pretty much what the title says. Husband made the switch to a completely different career and is starting his new job soon. His pay will increase by nearly double, although he is going from a salaried to an hourly position. Will this affect our ability to qualify for a new loan if all else checks …

House listed selling for 323,000 but only appraised for 299,000. After having contract contingent upon appraisal, they are unwilling to lower the price to that of an appraisal on the new build. The best they offered was paying 5,000 of the 8,000 to close. upcharging 23k+ be careful out there everyone. The question is should …

New York City alone has 500,000 tenants collectively owing billions to landlords. As eviction moratoriums come to an end, do landlords collectively more to gain or lose from a large number of evictions all at once? The vacant units would allow replacing with paying tenants, but this will also create many new units simultaneously, allowing …

I haven’t seen too many reviews of Better here and the ones I did see aren’t great so here’s ours. TL;DR – 25 days from application to closing on a 30-year fixed refi, very good experience and we would use them again. Especially recommended if you’re organized, responsive, and don’t need too much hand-holding. My …

So this is an ongoing saga of mine — for details refer to Ghosted by my agents? : RealEstate (reddit.com) So anyway, I am a first-time home buyer in California now working with a new real estate agent, since the previous team dropped for me reasons I am still not entirely sure of. Now it …

I’m in the process of buying a house and my lender (BOA) schedule an appraisal and it was conducted on July 12th. It’s been 2 weeks and the bank has still not received the report. My loan officer informs me that they usually get the report in 72hrs but doesn’t know why it’s taking this …

I own a condo in Southern California and would like to sell my condo. I reached out to open door and Zillow because I know condos are a little bit more difficult to sell. I received very competitive offers from Zillow and open door. The last couple of condos to sell in my area went …

First post here, currently under contract for my first home. I was so excited to finally get an accepted offer after months of searching and putting in offers. Only thing left is the appraisal contingency. A public record just posted that the house was sold last month for 145k- looks like it was bought by …

Just a month ago I began renting a room in an apartment in an apartment complex with one roommate. When my roommate posted online that he was seeking somebody to rent the vacant room in his apartment, he listed the rent as $800 per month. This is the rate that I agreed to. He was …

I’m renting a house in a city outside of Seattle and the owner wants to sell it to me. He could easily put it on the market and sell it for over listing price but says he wants to give me a chance to own and that he wants to give me a deal. It’s …

I purchased a home in 2007 on a VA loan & unfortunately ended up having to short sell in 2011 after the market crash. I believe the VA covered about $54K. Am I still eligible to use the VA for a new loan when I retire from the Air Force at the end of this …

I don’t need more space, I want to not be spending/wasting $13k+ per year on rent. I would rather spend it on an asset. Whats the optimal way to look at this? submitted by /u/ALitterOfPugs [link] [comments]

My brother bought a house. he just moved in and got a notice that the house is being condemned because the water system needs replaced with a newer system that will cost at least 10 grand and he has 60 days to fix it. The previous owner was already notified by the city that it …

Hi, I live in Ottawa, Ontario and am looking to buy a house around $750k and I came across once that few of the realtors give back the some % back to the buyers out of their commission. Is that the thing? I’m eagerly looking for those realtors. Can anyone please guide me if such …

For context: I am a realtor and I have a friend that is thinking of selling his mother’s home in order to pay for her nursing facility – they are running out of liquid money, and she will not be returning back to the home. I think it’s also important to note that the home …

“In New York, roughly 50 percent of employees who had building access in February 2020 are now returning to the office at least once a week. That’s compared to 34 percent in Boston and just 20 percent in San Francisco. “It’s very different from market to market,” Linde said.” https://therealdeal.com/2021/07/28/work-from-home-threat-overstated-boston-properties-ceo-says/ submitted by /u/mcstrabby [link] [comments]

I’m having a hard time finding a reputable property manager for a residential property in Kingsland (not a vacation rental). Any leads would be appreciated submitted by /u/Bethjam [link] [comments]

REALLY LONG STORY sorry. TL;DR at the end: Hi everyone. Here’s the story: My fiancé and I lived in a one bedroom apartment for about 4 years. We paid everything on time, cleaned the whole place head to toe before move out, and stayed very communicative with the management. When we moved in, the managers …

So found a lender who told me we can get a secondary home/investment property with 15% down. Now he switched up and is telling me no. This is after telling me that it was better to do it without the LLC as under an LLC I would be required to give 25-30% down. I secured …

I’m closing on a purchase Monday, contingent on a sale closing Friday. The buyer in my sale is dealing with delays in a Maryland govt mortgage program, and has already delayed by 1 week. They’re asking for another delay, but the seller in my purchase is disinclined. My contract has a home sale contingency, but …

Douglas Elliman’s CEO told Fox News that the rising crime rate is threatening NYC’s real estate rebound, but agents who spoke with Inman on Thursday largely disagreed.

Selling our house and have our inspection coming up! I really can’t think of anything wrong with our house that is concerning, other than it being old. (1950s). For those that thought their homes were in great shape, what did you learn from the buyers’ home inspector that surprised you? submitted by /u/josephsanchez198762 [link] [comments]

I’m a week before closing on a house in metro NYC. We’ve been suffering like everybody else looking for a house in the last year, so getting our offer accepted was not easy. However, we just found out that the property taxes are going to increase significantly – by $3K annually. Not something we were …

So my parents bought 16 acres of land and are giving myself and each sibling 2 acres each and are now having an attorney draw up paperwork so each sibling has the deed to their land they receive So do I have to pay any kind of taxes since I will have a deed to …

I sat out for a while now due to covid but I am going to check out a property this weekend. I might as well shop around for rates so I have that taken care of. Can someone recommend me good companies to shop for loans? Last time I shopped with Rocket Mortgage. Just wondering …

Simply put, the reason why I’m asking this question is because when I finally pay off my rent on my house I want to own it for good and never have to worry about the possibility of losing it if I ever became bankrupt and lost money. So are there counties in the United States …

During a 90-minute interview on NPR’s ‘How I Built This,’ Compass CEO Robert Reffkin shared his life story and the defining moment that changed his company’s trajectory.

Keep losing to cash offers so I began looking into options. Options like OpenDoor Cash don’t participate in Maryland. Guaranteed Rate has a “Pre-Underwriting” program called Red Arrow Approval. Has anyone had any luck with something like this? My thought is to get a faster close with pre-underwriting and maybe even be able to waive …

Given the current situation, what are some of the refinance rates for 30 yr Fixed / 15 yr Fixed or 7/10 year ARM. currently locked in @ 2.375% for a 30 yr fixed and wanted to check if anyone has better rates. Thank you in advance! submitted by /u/sac1984 [link] [comments]

So does that mean I could build a house out of any material I desire, any dimension I imagine. Add sheds, porch, out house, garage anywhere I want? Would I still have to get a permit? submitted by /u/SnacksRLife [link] [comments]

Hi guys! I am studying for my NMLS exam and wondering if there is a community/group I can join to help study? Also looking for a partner to study with! submitted by /u/FitBootyQu33n [link] [comments]

Re/Max agent Louise James told Inman the recycled, eco-friendly home, which hit the market for $2M, will only grow in popularity as efforts to conserve energy gain steam.

Homesnap has partnered with Waze to let agents pin their listings and open houses to interactive maps. Such ads have seen a surge of interest over the past month.

Matt Lionetti of The Agency gained a following by posting comedy sketches about real estate on Instagram. He shared tips with Inman for other agents trying to do the same.

Got an offer 5k over asking with 20% down. Buyer had inspection done and ended up walking after going through it. Reasons for walking Mold in basement however didn’t tell us where it was. Did a walk through and I was unable to find any mold. We’ve lived in the house a little over a …

I am about a week out from closing (buyer) but just found a home I like significantly better than the one I am purchasing. My understanding is since we are at this stage (past the option period, amendments have been signed) if I back out I would lose my earnest money. I asked my realtor …

My wife and I just moved to San Antonio TX, and after battling it out in a buyer saturated market, we bought a new construction house. Closing date was originally the 6th of Aug, and the builder pushed it back to the 11th. Now it looks like they are about to push the date back …

I am 19 years old and I’m currently taking my pre licensed courses to get my real estate license. I messaged brokerages to see if they had any internship/assistant openings available and I got a response back from one. How do I go about explaining my future goals with them without messing up and rejecting …

Mattress company co-founder Luke Sherwin and his wife, celebrated chef Clare De Boer, paid $5.25M in cash for the home in Brooklyn’s family-friendly Park Slope neighborhood.

Annual home price growth reached an all-time high of 18 percent in May, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s latest home price index report.

I am a former tenant who relocated during COVID. When I moved in, I paid 300 dollars for a non-refundable pet deposit in addition to 90 dollars extra a month for a Pet Fee for my two dogs in addition to our standard 1months rent security deposit. In my previous experience as a maintenance personnel …

This was in the appraisal report: “The appraiser reviewed an additional offer to purchase at $xxx, however this did not appear market supported. “ Does this mean the next highest offer is this $xxx amount? Cuz IMO the sellers would normally present the highest they got to the appraiser, correct? submitted by /u/blooobery [link] [comments]

We had an estimated closing date of 10/29 this year and it was pushed to 09/08 with a Conditional Loan Approval by 08/08. My issue is that my loan officer is requesting we have some more time for the underwriter to review the financials (Maybe a week or 10 days). The Developer is not allowing …

Despite acquisition woes, CoStar Group saw its Homesnap and Apartments.com brands help boost the company’s revenue 21 percent from Q2 2020.

Early last year, before the market really started ramping up, I fell in love with a gorgeous farmhouse on plenty of acreage in Missouri. It was listed at $400k. We decided not to buy it because we had just started looking and it felt silly to buy the first house we’d seen. It was also …

So I live with my parents currently and they transferred the title to my name and it’s considered my primary residence. But I want to move out with my partner and we want to rent an apartment together. Question is, if I leave my address on my driver’s license, voting, etc. as the home, is …

Any advice would be much appreciated submitted by /u/cashtzu [link] [comments]

Hi Seems like a lot of folks are making out OK. I am not. I am retired and it seems this is made for more mobile people. I need to have somewhere to move my stuff. An RV made sense for my situation. I do not believe I can afford to buy an RV and …

With rates on 15-year mortgages hitting a record low, requests to refinance accounted for two-thirds of mortgage applications.

I’m a newbie, bear with me if this is kind of vague. I live in NS Canada, and I’m considering buying a piece of land that has a garage on it. If I go through with it I plan on buying a mobile home and placing it on the land. The land is zoned for …