When you're purchasing a home that has had previous owners, an inspection is an obvious precaution before closing on your sale. Wear and tear, maintenance of critical systems, and potential damage to the home's structure are all areas of concern for an older home that can be addressed by a home inspection. However, when you're buying a brand-new home, the need for an inspe...
In a busy market, homeowners who are looking to sell their current home while simultaneously buying another can face challenges that feel overwhelming. In addition to the usual stresses that accompany any move — changing jobs or schools, new neighborhoods, the logistics of packing and moving — move-up buyers are faced with simultaneous closing timelines, ensuring that...
Updated February 2025
As most sellers know, accepting an offer on a home is only the beginning of the home sale process. Virtually every contract for the sale of a home contains a number of contingencies, including the home inspection contingency, which allows the buyer to withdraw from the agreement to purchase the home if the buyer does not approve the home inspection report.
While the home inspection contingency usually just gives the buyer the right to pull out of the deal, in practice, the home inspection usually leads to requests from the buyer to repair one or more issues raised by the inspection report.
Major kitchen remodels are a staple of home improvement television, with major kitchen renovations occupying pride of place during the end-of-show "reveals" of newly renovated homes. However, in the real world, kitchen renovations can be slow, expensive, and often fail to generate real returns on investment when homeowners eventually move forward with a home sale. In fact, statistics show that homesellers only tend to recover 52% to 59% of the cost of a kitchen remodel when selling a home. So for homeowners who are looking to improve the look and functionality of their kitchens without making a full investment in a total renovation, we've compiled some of the best ways to refresh a kitchen without remodeling.
Your garage is more than just a place to store your car and tools — it's an extension of your home, and a source of valuable extra square footage. But for most of us, the garage is almost an afterthought, used for storage and not much else. Maximizing the untapped potential of your garage is a great way to increase your home's useful space while making your home even more valuable. Changing a garage into a usable workspace, convenient and efficient storage space, or even a fun game room can increase your enjoyment of your home, while adding value. Check out these innovative ways to maximize your garage's untapped potential.
