Xome is an innovative online auction platform for real estate – think Ebay, but for houses. But if you’re a bargain hunter who thinks you can swoop in at the last moment and get a cheap home for a minimum bid, keep in mind Xome doesn’t provide a “pure” auction process – bids aren’t totally […]
It’s a great time to sell a home in Florida. The Sunshine State’s real estate market has weathered the economic uncertainty of 2020 and remains one of the most stable and promising markets in the country. But a home sale in Florida comes with a lot of associated costs – for Florida home buyers and […]
Selling a home brings an unprecedented financial windfall for most home sellers— but it’s also a very expensive process. Those two statements might sound contradictory, but they’re equally true. The process of selling a home comes with some pretty significant costs that often take a 10% chunk out of the final proceeds. Why? Well, it […]
When it comes to finding estimated home values online, the two most popular sites are Zillow and Redfin. Zillow’s “Zestimate” and Redfin’s value estimates each offer estimated property values based on proprietary algorithms. These algorithms, as well as much of the data they use to arrive at estimates, are unavailable to the public, so it’s […]
Most incentives offered by real estate companies are aimed at sellers— reduced agent commission fees, concierge service, etc. But for buyers, one of the biggest enticements out there is the home buyer rebate. A home buyer rebate is when the buyer’s agent refunds a portion of their commission from the sale back to the buyer. […]