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Real Estate Technology. According to ThinkRealty, “Iowa is the latest state to allow buyers to electronically close on a home, called digital closings, continuing a shift across the country to make mortgage transactions more efficient.” Fully digital closings, digitizing a time consuming and paper-intensive process, are slowing becoming more commonplace in the housing industry.  However, […]

Those are magic words to a realtor. I Want to Sell My House. But how do you choose one realtor out of the hundreds out there? I Want to Sell My House? 6 Tips for Choosing a Great Real Estate Agent I want to sell my house, then marketing is key to reach real estate […]

I think we can agree that paying interest sucks muddy pond water. When you buy a $500,000 house with a 30-year 5% mortgage and put 20% down ($100,000)( you will pay $2,147.29 per month, and after 30 years you will have paid an extra $373, 023.14 in interest. That is why we see so many […]

You know, when you inherit a house, you hear that it has to go through probate. You start thinking about how much will you inherit, what you can do with that money, and you ask, “How long does probate take?” Don’t deny it. You know we all do it. How Long Does Probate Take? According […]

Getting cash in your hand after the sale of your home is pretty sweet. But did you know a cash buyer can do even more to make you a satisfied seller? That’s right; they can actually load on the loot if you know what to ask for. Here are 7 ways cash buyers can help you? 7 Ways […]

Governor Kim Reynolds declared disaster declarations in 56 counties after late winter, early spring flooding. Southwest Iowa got the worst of the flooding, but many communities throughout the state suffered damage like the eastern Iowa town of Manchester. Now comes the cleanup. Now comes the cleanup. Homeowners who were flooded in Iowa should focus immediately on trying […]

INMAN announces “Mortgage rates see biggest plunge in over a decade as the 30-year-fixed rate fell from 4.28% to 4.06%. Home sales jumped as buyers rushed to take advantage resulting in the biggest single-week decline in rates since 2008, according to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Survey released on Thursday. Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater […]

Let’s bone up on fixing a flooded Iowa home. “Historic flooding this month has destroyed more than 1,200 Iowa homes and damaged more than 23,500 others,” says the Des Moines Register. “Along with destroyed crops, livestock and other property, the flooding will cost the state at least $1.6 billion.” “Those in the path of floodwaters […]

One measure of your happiness is to sell property fast in Cedar Rapids. Usually, a need to sell comes under the heading of Death when you inherit a house. You and your siblings may decide to sell rather than deal with fixing it up, living in it, or renting it out.  Divorce when you want […]

Living through a divorce is one of the most difficult and stressful experiences you are ever likely to go through. Bill Gassett writes in Realty Biz News, “what you need to know about living through a divorce.  Knowing what to do with the marital home can be a real problem. Should you sell it and divide the […]