Steps to Buying a House for First-Time Buyers
Buying a home for the first time is a big step! The more you know about the process, the better you can manage your stress and make informed decisions about…
Buying a home for the first time is a big step! The more you know about the process, the better you can manage your stress and make informed decisions about…
Congratulations on buying your very own home or condo! Transitioning from renting to owning is a big accomplishment—not just because you are investing in your future, but because you got…
Torii's Chief Revenue Office Mike Sokolowski talked recently with Hunter Evers, mortgage officer from Fairway Mortgage (based in Back Bay, Boston), about the current mortgage loan trends for homebuyers. Read…
We already know that the amount of brand new single family houses added to the market was significantly less in the last decade than the decades prior (according to the…
... And what you should do before listing your home for sale The housing market keeps chugging along! The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that there were 410,000 fewer single-family homes for sale…
If you have ever bought a home, then you probably know about closing costs. But if you’re buying a house for the first time, you might be surprised to learn…
When you buy a house, you may not know exactly how your real estate agent gets paid. Are you supposed to pay them outside of the sale? The answer to…
In another post, we discussed the closing costs a San Francisco Bay Area buyer must pay before title can transfer. In this post, we'll cover real estate transfer tax specifically.…
A Fannie Mae survey recently revealed some of the most highly-rated benefits of homeownership, which continue to be key drivers in today’s power-packed housing market. (In case you missed it, today's housing market…
Mello-Me, Mello-Yous, Mello-They, Mello-Roos! All kidding aside, if you're a first-time home buyer in Los Angeles County, you've probably heard of (or soon will hear of!) Mello-Roos Tax. What is…