If you’re thinking of buying a home but want more education about the process, you can attend one of two free home buyer seminars held each month by the D.C. Housing Finance Agency. You can learn about the process of buying a home and get your questions answered by a realty agent and a loan...
Saving money for a down payment and building a strong credit profile are all important steps to buying your first home. But they can be tough to achieve for low- and moderate-income families, particularly those without credit histories. The Asian-American Homeownership Counseling organization offers a solution to this dilemma in the form of an “Asset...
Just as there is said to be a preferable day — and even time of day — to book a flight or find an economical hotel room, choosing the day or week of the month to close escrow on your house purchase can have significant advantages. If you are the buyer, you might prefer to...
Real estate closings can be fraught with complications and setbacks, but they can go smoothly and quickly — if planned for carefully. You may think that an “all cash” deal would go through closing faster than a sale that involves a mortgage — but that is not always the case. Unresolved title issues, such as...