Getting a Mortgage to Finance your Home

An Agent refused my offer to purchase. Can they do that? The answer to that question like so many other real estate questions is, “Maybe.”  Why a Seller might instruct their Agent to refuse certain offers and whether or not that’s a particularly good strategy is discussed here.

It is a common practice for buyers and sellers to equate the assessed value of a home to its likely market value, but these two numbers are very different from each other. Assessed values have to do with tax collection while market values reflect a selling price to which a buyer and a seller have agreed. There is, however, a way to use assessed values to your strategic benefit. Madison Broker Jon Nelson discusses how.

Want to make buying Madison real estate a dream come true? Check out the top seven things your Madison ABR (Accredited Buyer Agent) suggests you do to make buying Madison real estate a snap!

Your home inspection is worth every penny! Not only does your home inspector point out any potential areas or conditions of concern, he will also give you a great orientation to all the systems in your new home. This is a critical step in buying a house. Find out why…

A sellers’ market exists when there are roughly 20% more buyers than sellers. You need a strategy to win in what will likely become a bidding war without falling into a unacceptable negative equity trap. Find out how to gain the upper hand in this kind of market.

FHA financing may be key for Madison, WI home buyers with less than 20% to put down. There are many advantages to FHA financing like a down payment as low as 3.5%. There are some limitations but most can be worked with fairly easily. Here’s a selection of some homes that may well be within reach with FHA financing in Madison. Check it out…