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The standard earnest money deposit is at least 1% to 3% of the offer price, but you might present more if your market is highly competitive.

If you’re buying a house without an agent, you’ll be responsible for everything from researching properties to negotiating with the seller.

Sale prices of single-family homes on the Gulf Coast are bucking a national trend, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.

If you listed your home more than 30 days ago and it still hasn’t sold, many buyers may see that as a giant red flag.

Housing costs continue to strain the budgets of Florida retirees who, judging by recent data from Redfin, should be seeing lower home prices. The supply of homes for sale was on the rise as of September, and sales were down 14%. Yet prices were nearly unchanged compared to a year prior.

Writing a house offer letter, sometimes called a ‘love letter,’ can help differentiate you from other buyers in a bidding war, humanize your formal offer, and add a personal touch to a real estate transaction. However, it’s important to be aware that a house offer letter can put the home seller in a difficult position regarding fair

Ahead of getting married, my now-husband and I both sold our individual homes and bought a new one together. In the midst of our “summer of real estate,” our phones were constantly pinging with Zillow and Redfin notifications, we could rattle off interest rate data, and we had near daily calls with our real estate agent. In the

Home listings, inspections and walkthroughs provide prospective buyers with detailed information about a property, but they don’t reveal everything. Luckily, sellers are usually required by state and federal laws to disclose negative details about the property’s condition in a document known as a seller’s disclosure.

uying a home entails a ton of decisions, from where to move to how many bedrooms you need and, increasingly, whether you want a new or existing home. While new construction has traditionally been more expensive than existing homes, today’s builders have responded to shifts in the housing market by designing smaller, more affordable homes

Rapid population growth and affordability are fueling some of the hottest markets investors need to keep an eye on in 2025. And Dallas, which saw the largest increase in population in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, is ripe as an investor’s market.