If you plan to buy a home in the near future, you should be researching the various components of homeowners insurance. Why? Because you’ll need to have a policy in place by the time you close on the house. In fact, your lender will require you to provide proof of insurance on closing day.
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Summary: This article gives a basic overview of homeowners insurance and is intended for first-time home buyers who are new to the subject.
Are you planning to buy your first home in the near future? If so, you should reading up on homeowners insurance as well. Your mortgage lender will require you to have a [...]

Beginning a home search can be a somewhat disconcerting task. Perhaps the biggest question many first time homebuyers have is where to begin the process. Some people begin by looking at real estate magazines or websites, while others call real estate agents right off the bat. The process varies.
So, what is the best way to [...]

You are probably already aware of the rise in home foreclosures that has occurred in recent months. After all, it has been in the news almost daily for several months now.
But what you may not know is that many of the properties that get foreclosed upon end up being sold at real estate auctions for [...]

When you buy a home, your mortgage lender will require a homeowners insurance policy in order to protect their interest in the home. In most cases, the lending institution owns most of the home during the first years of the home, until the homeowner gains equity. So it only makes sense that lenders want to [...]

In the last few years, the process of buying a home has been altered by the so-called mortgage crisis and the continued evolution of online real estate tools. So in this article, we will take a fresh and modern look at the process of buying a house. More specifically, I will outline the general process [...]

The Internet has made the house-hunting process quicker and easier by putting a wealth of information at your fingertips. Literally. But many home buyers don’t realize the many ways that web technology can help them. So let’s take a look at some of the ways you can use the Internet to simplify your home search [...]

“Do I need a real estate agent when buying my first home, or can I handle it myself?” This is a common question among first-time home buyers. It’s also an easy question to answer, and you’ll understand why by the time you finish this article.
Let me start by saying yes, you should definitely seek the [...]

Entire books have been written about the process of buying a home. But the initial steps in the process are the most important of all. This is when many first-time buyers make costly mistakes that come back to haunt them. So in this article, I’d like to focus on the initial steps you should take [...]