Earnest Money Deposit – Don’t Lose It!

Protect Your Earnest Money

Why is earnest money necessary for a real estate transaction?   It is a deposit given to the title or escrow company indicating that the buyers are serious and have skin in the game. It also gives assurance to the sellers since upon a breach of it  will most likely be given to the sellers as compensation for taking the house off the market. How does a buyer keep from losing the earnest money, read on.

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2021 Housing Update and Prediction

2021 Market Review and ForecastHousing Market Review and Predictions

We are now entering the post pandemic real estate market and there is a mountain of speculation what it will look like.  The word “crash” is used frequently as well as “bubble”.   As the economy returns to as normal as it can under the current economic and government policy, buyers and sellers will be anxious to see if there is any balancing in light of what appears to be a severe housing shortage. In this post we’ll review the 2021 housing update and prediction for the rest of the year.

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