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Pros and Cons of Renting vs. Buying

There is no pressure like the pressure to buy a home. It’s seen as a hallmark of being a true adult. There’s pressure from friends, pressure from family and parents, pressure from society to hit that milestone in a big

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Four Neighborhood Criteria to Consider

What makes a great neighborhood for one person might not mean the same thing to another. For young parents, good schools are often a make or break deal. Seniors might look for a neighborhood with good public transportation to help

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Buying within an HOA: Need-to-Knows

One of the things you may have heard of when shopping for a condo, townhouse, or other planned community or gated development home is that you will be required to join the homeowners association – also called an HOA. A

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5 Mistakes to Make for a Nightmare Closing

Closing on your new home is stressful even for real estate veterans, but for first timers it can really be a ride through the funhouse. There are five things that will make a stressful situation into a nightmare if you’re

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5 Signs You Are Ready to Buy a Home

According to leading sources, rents are going to be going up yet again for 2016. The Wall Street Journal reports that rents are growing at the fastest pace in the past 10 years, growing by 4.6 percent in 2015 alone

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