Patty Brown's Blog

Great post from Steve Kappre! With all the excitement of the first time home buyer tax credit, buyers often get confused and miss out on other important options. As a first time buyer, don't let the excitement of the $8,000 tax credit cause you to miss out on many other home buying options. It is...

I don't know about your office, but our bunch seems to live by the motto: "If there is food, we will come!"   This is especially true on Wednesdays when our MLS Broker Tour occurs.  Many of us, me included, arrange our tour schedule after seeing who is offering what lunch at what property.  Pret...

CLUE reports are based on two major property claim databases: The Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange and the A-Plus, or Automated Property Loss Underwriting System.  Basically, it is a loss history report utilized by insurance companies to verify the insurability risk of a particular proper...

Having recently dealt with two different properties with water damage (one that caused the kitchen floor to be replaced and one with serious mold issues that needed to be remediated before listing), the question of insurability arose.  Would my buyer be able to obtain a homeowner's policy if an i...