Seacoast Area Real Estate Blog

omebuyers aren’t the only ones having a tough time in the housing market. Rental prices that remained flat during the pandemic are now soaring ...

You’ve heard the stories: Maybe your neighbors sold their fixer-upper as is for $100,000 over asking price. Or your friends were deluged with ...

When you make an offer on a house, you might be wondering: How long does it take a home seller to respond to your offer? There’s nothing worse ...

What is Active Under Contract? In some places, active under contract indicates that a contract has been signed but is contingent on certain ...

Extreme winter weather can leave neighborhoods and communities without power or other public services for long periods of time, the U.S. Department ...

Homebuyers will do just about anything in today's housing market to get a leg up on the competition. A shortage of homes available for sale across ...

With an overheated U.S. housing market in 2021, new government-sponsored enterprise requirements on investment properties and the transition to a ...

Prices for building materials have climbed 19.4% over the last 12 months, increasing 13% in 2021 alone, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data....

With the rocky year we’ve all had, it’s important to have a sanctuary in your own home where you can relax, unwind, and have a ...

If you’re selling your home right now—or thinking about doing it soon—you should know that today’s housing market is unlike ...

After rising to shockingly expensive levels this spring, lumber prices have fallen so far that they are starting to look cheap to some buyers. Prices ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will no longer be charging a fee for refinance loans that was designed to offset the costs associated with the pandemic....

I was pregnant with our second child when my husband and I started looking for our forever home. At the time, we were in a small apartment we’d ...

You’re ready to list your house—but are your dated bedrooms a turn-off to prospective buyers? Today’s buyers are more focused than ...

Buying a house is no easy feat if you’re on a tight budget. It’s no surprise many frugal house shoppers opt for a fixer-upper over ...

The effects of mortgage scams impact every aspect of the home buying process. In 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime ...

There are many financial and non-financial benefits of homeownership, and the greatest financial one is wealth creation. Homeownership has always ...