Barbara Puorro's (barbarapuorro) Blog

Believe it or not, some areas have seen a switch in the market and some buyers are finding themselves in bidding wars for their dream homes. The real estate market is heating up with first time buyers getting into the market, home owners looking to move to larger homes and for some to purchase s...

If you are in the process of or planning on refinancing, you may face the question of whether or not you should get a property survey done. The answer is yes and no. Yes, your lender will need a survey of the property , but if there haven’t been any changes to the property since the survey done ...

According to a recent survey by The National Association of Home Builders, size does matter. It appears that home buyers are looking for homes as close to 2,000 square feet as possible. The problem is that nearly half the homes on the United States are less than that. The NAHB says that only abo...

Home appraisals are a necessity whether you are buying or selling a house. Appraisals help determine the value of a home and lenders use this information in deciding whether or not to approve a mortgage and how much financing a lender should have. A home appraisal is simply an assessment of a pro...

When talking about buying a house, have you ever said:    "I'll know when I see the right place." "I want to see what I can find on my own." "I'll only buy if I can get a fantastic deal." "I'm waiting for interest rates to go down."   If you have then you are not ready to buy a house.   There ar...

Yes, it’s possible to sell your home without a real estate agent saving money on commission fees. But if you do, it’s a good idea to make sure you know what you’re getting into. Education yourself on the real estate process, learn the pros and cons of selling without an agent, is selling without...

You already know the less stressful way to sell your home is through a real estate professional, but you may not realize how much your agent really does for you. A real estate agent is licensed and regulated by the state to sell real estate. But many agents offer above standard services to their ...

An REO (Real Estate Owned) simply means that the foreclosure process on a particular house has gotten to the point where the bank has taken back ownership of a house from the owner. The bank can then put the house up for sale through an agent or put it up for auction. There are a couple of advant...

Potential homebuyers don’t spend nearly enough time thoroughly examining the neighborhood by getting out of their cars and talking to the neighbors, says Andrew Schiller, founder and CEO of NeighborhoodScout. Your real estate agent is great resource for information about the town you in which you...

The first two weeks after you put your home on the market are critical, that’s typically when you catch the eye of real estate agents and some eager buyers. If you're really ready to sell your home, the best thing for you to do is to price it right at the time it goes on the market and then sell ...