Lorraine Roberte

Writer

Lorraine Roberte is a personal finance writer who’s written hundreds of articles, including numerous pieces about home budgeting, financing, and purchasing. She’s been a freelance writer for over six years and holds a Master of Arts degree in French language and literature from Queens College. Her work has been featured on AAA, GoodRx, Investopedia, The Balance, and more. She does the hard work of breaking down complex homebuying and selling topics so current and future homeowners can buy the best home for them. She used Clever Real Estate to sell her house and went from listing to closing in 30 days.

Featured Published Articles

  • When selling a home, you may receive a few lowball offers (offers that are significantly below your asking price). How you respond to these offers depends on how much lower than the listing price they are and how flexible you are with your home’s sales price. Sometimes, if an offer is very low, such as…