The Emotional Guide to Buying a Home
For many, the buying process comes with a lot of emotions. We’ve talked about managing your wellbeing while selling, fighting emotions of excitement for your fresh start and the attachment to your current home. But buying can come with its own difficulties, like falling in love with a home just for
Closing Costs Explained
Sometimes all the contracts, fine print, and complicated jargon can make real estate feel inaccessible and overwhelming – especially for first-time buyers and sellers. We particularly get a lot of questions about closing costs – what are they, who pays them, how much of my savings do I need to alloc
Timeline for Buying or Selling a Home
Are you looking to sell your home before the market cools down? Are you considering buying a home before the school year starts next summer? According to the latest report from NVRA, the average days on the market for a single-family home is 12 days - down 47.8% from a year ago. Two weeks is a speed
5 Buyer Tips for Effective Online Real Estate Searching and Browsing
Did you know that 35% of U.S. adults browse real estate listings just for fun? Over the last few years, the online window-shopping experience for real estate has become almost as good as the real thing! In fact, 60% of buyers in 2020 made offers on homes sight-unseen. That’s why we continue to inves
What Rising Interest Rates Mean for Your Buying Journey
Key Takeaways Today’s mortgage rates are the highest they’ve been since 2018. There isn’t much you can do about mortgage rates, but staying informed about how your mortgage will be affected by them will make you a better prepared buyer. There are a few ways to raise your buying power: increase your
How To Stay Competitive In Vermont’s Real Estate Market With Appraisals That Come Up Short
Key Takeaways The market is competitive and in the sellers’ favor, but buyers can be competitive with their mortgage to make their offer more appealing. When there is an appraisal gap, you can: include an appraisal contingency (to prevent overpaying), renegotiate (which can be tough in today’s marke
Hottest Real Estate Markets in Vermont
The current Vermont real estate market is a hot topic these days. Inventory is low, and when houses do make it to market, they are listed for top dollar, which makes the idea of selling very attractive to those who want to move. Many offers for homes are made well over asking, with few contingencies
Vermont Real Estate Outlook for 2022
It seems everyone knows it’s been a wild year in real estate in Vermont. If you didn’t know that yet, check out our post about the Vermont housing bubble here. As we close out the year we look ahead to understand what 2022 might bring for real estate in Vermont. Keep reading for our thoughts on what
Trying To Rent A Seasonal Home in Vermont? Try Buying Instead
Seasonal rentals in Vermont are harder and harder to come by these days. A quick Google search for seasonal rentals from Killington to Stowe returns few, if any, results. Word on the street is that the waitlist for Sugarbush rentals is 2 pages long. Considering the influx of new Vermonters, high dem