What Are Mortgage Points? Should You Pay Them?
A mortgage point is a fee equal to 1 percent of the loan amount. A 30-year, $150,000 mortgage might have a rate ...
Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home
Are You Planning to Buy or Rent a Home Built Before 1978?Did you know that many homes built before 1978 have lead-based paint? Lead from paint, chips, and dust can pose serious health hazards.
8 Ways to Get Rid of Awful Pet Smells
Having pet odors inside your home can turn off potential homebuyers and keep your home from selling. Trust us: we're going to be totally honest with you about what we smell when we walk into your home,...
What is going on with this super-low inventory of homes!?
If you’ve been paying close attention like The Harton Team’s roster of buyer clients have, you know that housing demand continues to outstrip supply, with shortages now at their worst in 20 years. Why?
NAR: Sellers say they’re ready
Recently released findings from a survey by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) show more homeowners are ready to move on and unload…or, at least, say they are.
Are homebuyers happy with the lenders we refer?
Here's an interesting question: How well do homebuyers fare when they are referred to a lender by their real estate agents?Pretty well, although other motivators can lead to an even higher success rate,...
Evaluating Rental Investment Properties
The Harton Team is working with a nice handful of investors at any given time, some looking for "flips" that can bought, renovated and re-sold quickly for a decent return, and other looks to build their...
Over Half of Housing Markets Hit Price Peaks
RISMEDIA, Monday, February 13, 2017— More than half of housing markets saw home sale prices peak at the end of 2016, according to the National Association of REALTORS®' (NAR) recently released quarterly...
