When strategizing the sale of your home, maximizing your profit becomes a priority. But how can you achieve that? Your buyer’s mortgage lender initiates a crucial step – a home appraisal, an integral aspect of the process that establishes…
Buying a home involves various stages of waiting, from pre-approval to the home inspection and underwriting. Another crucial step is the appraisal process, where appraisers determine the fair value of the property. The good news is that getting the…
You may find it challenging to add “buying a home” to your to-do list — there’s a lot to think about, from juggling purchase prices to picking the right neighborhood for you. We’ll help you streamline the process. To…
We recently launched the Closing Date Promise, our commitment to making sure Morty customers’ closings happen on time. The below explains why closings can be such a pain and what to watch out for. A closing date is the…
You’re almost there, future homeowner! You’ve made a successful offer and sorted out your financing. Your future home appraised well, and it cleared a title search. Now, it’s time for your final walkthrough: one last look around before you…
Maybe you have a clear vision of your dream home: the very latest in energy efficiency! Shiny new granite countertops in just the right color! Or maybe you live someplace where the existing housing stock just isn’t sufficient to…
This time next year, you could be standing in the doorway of your very own home. That is, of course, if can you avoid the pitfalls and perils that sometimes befall unwary would-be homeowners on the way to closing….
Fees and expenses associated with finalizing a real estate transaction are called closing costs. Many first-time homebuyers are surprised to find out that closing costs are a thing at all. Then, they’re doubly-surprised to learn just how much of…
Before a bank or lender gives you money to purchase a home, that lender is going to want a good, solid estimate of how much that home is really worth. A bank doesn’t want to give you $500,000 to…