Borrowing costs have fallen over the last two months. Mortgage rates are ringing in the new year much lower than their near-8% peak this past fall. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has decreased for the past nine weeks, though breaking for a slight uptick this week to reach 6.62%, Freddie Mac reports. “The overall trajectory of …
Tag: Anthony DiDonato
Jan 15
Web Battles Raise Uncertainties
Privacy, accessibility, pay-to-play—engaging home buyers and sellers online is getting complicated. The World Wide Web is no longer the Wild West. Changing rules on data privacy, accessibility for disabled people, and net neutrality are throwing hurdles in your efforts to reach customers online. In May, a European Union law took effect that is changing what’s …
Jan 15
Broomall / Delco Home – 617 Williamsburg Dr. Broomall, PA. 19008
617 Williamsburg Dr. Broomall, PA. 19008 Listing courtesy of Michael Mckee – Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. $625,000 Est. Mortgage $4,122/mo* 5 Beds3 Baths2855 Sq. Ft. Description on this home for sale at 617 Williamsburg Dr. Broomall, PA. 19008 Welcome to 617 Williamsburg Drive in the community of Marple Summit. Highlights of this charming, …
Jan 12
Delco / Delaware County PA Home – 1279 Cedar Grove Rd, Broomall, PA. 19008
1279 Cedar Grove Rd, Broomall, PA. 19008 Listing courtesy of Warren Miller – Compass RE $575,000 Est. Mortgage $3,855/mo*3 Beds2 Baths2732 Sq. Ft. Description about this home for sale at 1279 Cedar Grove Rd, Broomall, PA. 19008 Nestled on a sprawling nearly 1.5-acre wooded lot, this raised ranch home offers a serene retreat from the …
Jan 12
Trademarked Places and Your Marketing
Incorporating a community name into your marketing can put you at risk. Imagine you’re a real estate agent in Cold Mountain, N.C., using the tagline “Your Cold Mountain Real Estate Connection” to market your services. You receive a cease and desist letter from an enterprising developer who’s registered a federal trademark for the term “Cold …
Jan 11
MLS Copyright Saga
After months of NAR fighting for the right for multiple listing services to obtain copyright for their databases, the U.S. Copyright Office appears poised to accept listing databases as copyrightable if they’re sufficiently creative. The association created materials, which were reviewed and approved by the agency, to help MLSs demonstrate that creativity. In a tentative …
Jan 11
Delaware County / Broomall Home – 266 Marple Road, Broomall, PA. 19008
266 Marple Road, Broomall, PA. 19008 Listing courtesy of Lynn Romolini – BHHS Fox & Roach-Media $637,000 Est. Mortgage $4,265/mo*4 Beds3 Baths2956 Sq. Ft. Description about this home for sale at 266 Marple Road, Broomall, PA. 19008 If you’re looking for that truly special, one-of-a-kind home, your search is over! Welcome to 266 Marple Rd! …
Jan 10
Ocean City / Jersey Shore Home – 4 Wesley Rd. Ocean City, NJ. 08226
4 Wesley Rd. Ocean City, NJ. 08226 Listing courtesy of Jason Frost – BHHS FOX and ROACH-Simpson OC $2,599,000 Est. Mortgage $15,820/mo*5 Beds5 Baths Description about this home for sale at 4 Wesley Rd. Ocean City, NJ. 08226 Custom Built Gardens New Construction Home! Wait until you See this Stunning Single Family New Construction Property. …
Jan 10
You Could Be the Fall Guy for Your Seller’s Lies
When clients deceptively skirt their responsibility to disclose property defects, it could spell trouble for you, too. When Kristen Martinez and her family bought a home in the Seattle area two years ago, she specifically asked about the electrical wiring. “We had been told [by the seller] when we bought the house that there was …
Jan 09
Avoid Lawsuits From Negligent Referrals
If you give clients a list of inspectors to contact, be sure all of those inspectors are qualified. Your buyer and the seller have a signed contract and now the inspection process begins. You tell your buyer she needs a general property inspection and her first question is, “Whom do you recommend?” It’s a good …
Jan 09
Delaware County / Broomall PA. Home – 615 Marshall Dr. Broomall, PA. 19008
Home – 615 Marshall Dr. Broomall, PA. 19008 Listing courtesy of Maria Orr – BHHS Fox&Roach-Newtown Square $845,000 Est. Mortgage $5,629/mo*3 Beds3 Baths2114 Sq. Ft. Description about this home for sale at 615 Marshall Dr. Broomall, PA. 19008 Welcome Home! This lovely Cape Cod home is located in one of the quietest and most private …
Jan 08
Broomall / Delco Home – 420 Farnsworth Drive, Broomall, PA. 19008
420 Farnsworth Drive, Broomall, PA. 19008 Listing courtesy of Michael Santolupo – Weichert Realtors $574,900 Est. Mortgage $3,899/mo*3 Beds3 Baths2112 sq. ft. Description about this home for sale at 420 Farnsworth Drive, Broomall, PA. 19008 Beautifully renovated 3 bedroom 2.5 bathroom home with hardwood floors throughout and a finished basement! First floor includes a large …
