Homebuyer Brokerage Articles,Podcasts & Videos

Katrina Piehler is a certified health and wellness coach, licensed massage therapist, and essential oils, educator. What is aromatherapy? What are the benefits? Katrina answers these questions and provides her expertise.

Snapshot of market activity in the Greater Washington D.C. area for the week ending October 9, 2022‍In the District of Columbia-‍New homes for sale are down 24.8% compared to a year ago 

Members of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents share strategies for homebuyers in a competitive market. ‍What is an escalation clause? When do I do a pre-contract home inspection and why? What is a home sale contingency?

Home sales are up this week as compared to earlier this month across the Greater Washington D.C. area. However closed sales are down as compared to this time last year.

With few exceptions, home buyers need a significant amount of cash when purchasing a home.There are closing costs associated with the purchase and the down payment. Closing costs cover a wide range of expenses that are necessary to secure the loan and to transfer the title from Seller to Buyer.

Cooperative housing is a type of ownership common to buildings in cities like New York and Washington D.C. Co-op owners have purchased a share in a nonprofit corporation jointly owned by the building inhabitants. As a shareholder, the owner shares in the expenses and responsibilities for maintaining the upkeep of the property. In comparison, with a condo purchase, the buyer purchases the interior or inside the walls and ceiling of a condo. 

Real estate language is the specialized vocabulary used by real estate professionals. This vocabulary or lingo includes terms like ‘earnest money deposit,’ ‘down payment,’ ‘seller’s concession’ or ‘seller subsidy’, ‘appraisal’ ‘contingency’, and ‘ratification’.

The fall housing market is rapidly changing. The week ending September 25th, 2022 almost 54% of homes listed for sale had a list price lower than what the seller originally had it on the market.

Stepping Stones provides a continuum of services to homeless families with children in order to move them from crisis to a stable home environment.

The HomeBuyer Brokerage LLC, a local woman-owned exclusive buyer brokerage, announced its opening. The HomeBuyer Brokerage is operating in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia (DMV) to exclusively serve home buyers in the region starting Sept. 1, 2022.

Peter Parente, a Settlement and Business Development Officer with Stewart Title, works out of Washington D.C. Peter talks with Victoria Ray Henderson about the role of the settlement company in a real estate transaction.

When a roof is too steep or unaccessible, a drone may be used for the roof inspections. The drone is controlled by the home inspector and used to take pictures of the roof. In many cases, these photos are more accurate than if the inspector had climbed the roof and done a visual inspection!