The journey of buying a new home is filled with many things – stress, excitement, deadlines and helpful advice. In fact, you may get plenty of advice from friends, family and co-workers about what you should do to find the right real estate professional, the right lender, the right home and the right neighborhood. But, there are some things that you should not do, which most people will not warn you about.
When you purchase a home, it is typical to put down some of your own money and borrow the remainder from your mortgage lender. But the amount you need to put down can vary from three to 20 percent of the purchase price of the home. What is the best down payment for you? Is more money down really better?
Nicole Allen has joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty (Verani) as director of marketing. In this role, Allen will provide strategic planning and execution of the company’s marketing efforts across New Hampshire, northern Massachusetts and Maine.
Whether you’re preparing to show your house to potential buyers, or you just bought a home and realize it requires a lot more cleaning than your small apartment did, there are ways to do it well and save time.
As the weather gets colder, everyone is finding ways to warm up a bit, including those pesky bugs and mice around your house. In fact, fall and winter are when you will most likely see the signs that pests have taken up residence in your home, but only some will actually do damage.
Considering a move to New Hampshire in the near future? Or in the midst of a job transfer that is going to require you to pick up your roots and move? New Hampshire is a great place to live, with so much to offer you and your family. In fact some surveys rank New Hampshire in the top three best places to raise a family.
New Hampshire real estate agents are masters at keeping a variety of balls in the air, and on any given day, you just never know what a phone call will bring or what type of listing will walk in through the door. The coveted luxury home sale is a welcome addition to any agent’s day, especially when it’s not a typical part of their core business. If you’re buying or selling a luxury home, know that straight out of the gate, it takes a special combination of expertise, roll-up-your sleeves determination (and maybe just a hint of luck) for you and your agent to get to that incredibly rewarding finish line.
For many New Hamsphire and Massachusetts families, the next meal of the day isn’t a certainty. Knowing that many in the region struggle with hunger, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty (Verani) agents and employees united their efforts in a month-long food drive. The result was over 2,500 pounds of food, plus $12,000 worth of donations through VeraniCARES, to help feed local families. The donations targeted the New Hampshire Food Bank and the Merrimack Valley Food Bank.
Fall is currently covering our lawns with a colorful, crisp, beautiful mess. While a few leaves scattered across your lawn can be pretty, a big pile of leaves covering your yard is not – especially if your home is on the market. But you don’t need to rake them.
We all know that the real estate market has been increasingly busy and successful over the last couple of years. Homes are selling, and good real estate agents are in demand. With buyers anxious to take that next step and sellers testing the waters and listing their properties, it is a great time to be a real estate agent.
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