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What Are Some Tips to Help My Timeshare Unit Sell?
Timeshare properties--properties on which you share ownership and can use only for a designated time every year--provide vacation locations for many people. However, there are reasons why you might...
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FSBO Agreement
A FSBO agreement is the agreement signed by the buyer and seller when a home is "For Sale By Owner." FSBO houses are not listed with a real estate agent but are marketed and sold by their owners.
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How to Get a Higher Appraisal for a House
A home appraisal is an appraiser's opinion of your home's value. An appraiser normally conducts a survey of your house, considers the selling price of similar homes in your area and then determines the...
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Equal Housing Signage Requirements
The Fair Housing Act prohibits discriminatory practices in the sale or renting of residential dwellings. Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the equal housing...
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Closing Checklist for a Real Estate Agent
Buyers in real estate sales sign a number of documents at the closing table. While some closings are void of stress, others are the welcomed end to a tense sales process marked with delays, additional...
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Forms for Real Estate Sales
While some real estate sales involve no more than a handshake, there are forms that are commonly used to make real estate sale transactions legal. Some documents are standard forms used by real estate...
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What Does a Short Sale Mean When Selling a House?
Buyers aren't likely to purchase a home for more than the house is worth. Through a short sale, a homeowner can put his home on the market and sell it for less than he still owes his mortgage lender....
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Ideas for a Real Estate Open House
Open houses attract potential buyers to properties, yet they also attract inquisitive neighbors and curious strangers who have no intention of buying. That is not necessarily bad. Those non-buying...
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Real Estate Marketing Analysis Programs
Real estate agents rely on marketing analysis programs to pinpoint the best locations to sell residential and commercial properties in their region at any given time. These software programs feature...
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What Are the Advantages of a Short Sale?
A homeowner facing foreclosure may turn to a short sale to dispose of the property. Entering into a short sale agreement with a mortgage lender buys you time and may protect you from having a...
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Does a Short Sale Hurt Your Credit Score
Although selling your house for less than you owe, a transaction commonly known as a "short sale," can help you avoid losing your home in a foreclosure, don't expect to walk away with your credit...
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Tips on Getting a Good Home Appraisal
Appraisals objectively assess a home's actual value, and getting a good appraisal is crucial when a home has a buyer who has offered a high price for the home. If the appraisal finds that the home is...
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Contract for Deed Rules
A contract for deed is known by two other names: land contract or installment land contract.A contract for deed is an agreement by private parties to facilitate the sale of real property. A contract...
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Short Sale Facts
A short sale is a type of real estate sale intended to minimize losses. Homeowners often turn to short sales when they are unable to make mortgage payments, according to AOL Real Estate.
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Tips on FSBO
Putting your house on the market as an FSBO (For Sale by Owner) is a lot of work, but it can save you money. Using a real estate agent will typically cost you 4 to 7 percent of the sale price. When you...
View ArticleHow Does a Short Sale Affect FICO?
A short sale is a process in which a homeowner sells his house to his lender for less than what is owed on the home, usually to avoid foreclosure. A short sale lowers a person's Fair Isaac Company...
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Things That Increase Home Appraisals
There are numerous ways to increase a home's appraisal value. Some improvements, like basic landscaping, can be accomplished quickly, while others, like a room remodel or addition, require more time...
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Advice on How to Sell My House
One way to sell your house is to hire a real estate agent to market the property and handle the transaction. Payment is typically a negotiable percentage of the final sale price. The process varies by...
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How to Hold a Real Estate Open House
Sellers use open houses as a way to market their properties. Because strangers will be touring your home during an open house, take security precautions. Never hold an open house by yourself. When...
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Real Estate Contract Specific Performance
Specific performance is a legal remedy that requires both parties to a real estate contract to fulfill all of their responsibilities under the contract. Those with specific real estate contract...
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