First-time homebuyers in Virginia can tell within two seconds if your website is “professional” enough. They grew up with the Web and know what a “nice” website looks like versus one that hasn’t been updated or redesigned in years. Aside from the look and feel, your website should also contain an updated bio and an explanation on Read more about First-Time Homebuyers Will Judge Your Website — Harshly[…]
First-time homebuyers, particularly in Norfolk, have questions about the process and will not hesitate to ask you. Then, they will go one step beyond and research the answer online to check your accuracy. The lesson with Millennials: know your stuff ahead of time and, if possible, link them to articles, guidelines and further information. They will appreciate your thoroughness. Featured photo: Vadar Systems Read more about First-Time Homebuyers Will Try to Outsmart You[…]
Nowadays, it is nearly impossible to obtain a home loan for a non-warrantable condo. The reason: those loans cannot be sold to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Due to the higher risk, most lenders will not consider these loan scenarios. Tidewater Home Funding has an investor (bank) with a mortgage product for non-warrantable condos with competitive prices.Here Read more about Mortgage Program for Non-Warrentable Condos[…]
What happened: In early March, the House of Representatives passed a bill to protect homeowners from major increases in their flood insurance premiums. Read more here from CNBC. What it means to home buyers: The bill would limit annual increases of individual flood policies to no more than 18 percent under the National Flood Insurance Program. Further, home buyers will now pay a Read more about House Passes Bill to Protect Homeowners from Flood Insurance Premiums[…]