Buy & Sell

Tips for First Time Home Buyers When House Hunting

Buying a new home for the first time is huge, which is why you want to tick every box you have – and especially the ones you haven’t created yet. Not only is budgeting, negotiating, and buying a big component of buying a home, finding and double-checking its health and safety is as well.

Real Estate Overview in Greater Cairo - Egypt

It is an illogical notion to assume that the real estate boom in the Egyptian market has gone unnoticed. Almost all major highways feature prominent billboards and advertisements of one housing project or the other.

Home Repair: How Often Should I Replace Everything in My Home?

Like all things existing on this planet, the appliances, accessories, and components that comprise your home will deteriorate. As such, you'll have to replace them from time to time.

EDITOR'S PICKS

Master the Home Sale: 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Selling a Home

If you think selling your home is easy, you're in for a surprise. Listing your home is only the first step. After that, you have to get your house ready to show potential home buyers.
By Staff Reporter
How to Get Your House Ready to Sell in 30 Days (Or Less!)

Did you know photos can affect a buyer's impression of your home? Hire a professional to take pictures before you list your house.
By Ernest Hamilton
5 Essential Property Buying Tips You Should Not Ignore

Buying a property can easily be one of the most critical decisions in the lives of most people. Being one of the biggest investments in your lifetime, you need to make sure that no stone is unturned while choosing a residential property. It can be an apartment, condo, villa or an individual home. You need to make informed decisions to choose the best property that fulfills all your needs. Here are 5 essential property buying tips you should not ignore:
By Ernest Hamilton
Is Purchasing a Foreclosed Home Ever a Good Idea?

As a prospective homeowner who is looking to squeeze extra value out of your dollars, trying to buy a foreclosed property at a discount sounds like a great idea. Foreclosed homes sell at a significantly lower price than their market value. This is partly because the house comes with a range of issues that require fixing, and also because the bank wants to recover its money - fast.
By Ernest Hamilton
Can a Water Softener Increase The Value Of Your Home?

Whether it's a buyers or sellers market, reselling your home is a difficult decision that depends on timing and preparation. Market conditions may not be in your favor, which is why every advantage helps make your listing more attractive, and a water softener is a definite plus.
By Ernest Hamilton
Can (and Should) You Buy a House in California?

It's the American dream: For hundreds of years, Americans have sought to own their own homes. To many, the home ownership rate is a sign of the country's economic and even overall health. Some lament the lower home ownership rate among younger people, and Americans of all ages still dream of owning a place of their own.
By Ernest Hamilton
Important Actions to Take Before Selling Your Home

Selling a home is a mammoth task that requires you to make huge decisions, spend money, and put in significant time and effort. If you're looking to get top dollar for your home, you might also need to do some remodeling. For guaranteed success, you should choose renovations that offer the best possible value for money and the greatest appeal to SoCal home buyers.
By Hannah Smith
Home Sellers Have Saved $30M In Real Estate Commissions With UpNest

Americans have already saved $30 million in real estate commission fees by using UpNest, with much more to come.
By Ernest Hamilton
Former White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillén Puts Chicago Home On The Market For $2.5 Million

Retired Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén has put his Chicago home in the past eight years on the market for $2.5 million. Though Guillén treasures his contemporary multi-level home in the vibrant Bucktown neighborhood, he and his wife, Ibis, are ready to start a new chapter by moving to the city's southwest suburbs to be closer to their oldest son, Ozzie Jr., and his wife, who have a 1-year-old daughter.
By Staff Reporter
Iconic Plantation House From 'Gone With The Wind' Is On The Auction Block

Frankly, my dear, you can live like Scarlett O'Hara and Ashley Wilkes. The Twelve Oaks, the columned plantation house outside Atlanta used in the 1939 movie classic Gone With The Wind, is for sale.
By Staff Reporter