Buying/Selling Guides

Buying a new home: super-exciting. Selling your old home: not so much. You’ve cleaned, scrubbed, staged, mowed, pruned and painted, but…

There’s a lot more to living in a Homeowners Association than paying dues for amenities and landscaping. Here are seven essential questions…

We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page.  There’s a lot to do before an open house. You need to clean top to bottom, spruce up your home decor, remove any hyper-personal touches and emotionally prepare yourself […]

You’ve probably been watching a home buying show on TV and heard the buyers talk about really wanting a craftsman style home.And if you’re…

Renovating a fixer-upper isn’t as easy as home improvement shows make it look. Consider your time and budget before buying a home that needs a lot of work.

HGTV and Pinterest have changed the standards for what homebuyers expect in a house.Even on the low end of the house-hunting price…

Rent or own? When it comes to choosing a living space, it’s a question young people ask themselves as they begin establishing their…

Whether you’re a first-time buyer shopping for a forever home or you’re searching for a great price on investment property, we’ve put together this list of pros and cons to help you decide whether buying a foreclosed home is right for you.

Unless you’re building a brand-new house, anything home you buy is going to have some wear relative to its age.Some parts of a home just…

The fun part of buying a home? Touring properties and picturing yourself taking a bath in updated master bathrooms, cooking a homemade meal…

Looking to immediately boost the value of your home? No need to hire a contractor! You can increase your home’s value this weekend with any…

Do you know what to look for in your search for your new neighborhood?When I moved to LA, my only neighborhood requirements…

Down payments, closing costs, taking on a mortgage: Buying a home is expensive and more than a little daunting-even more so if you’ve…

The exterior of your home is the first thing visitors (and potential buyers!) see. And we all know the importance of a good first impression. In the world of online real estate listings, where buyers short-list or instantly dismiss homes purely on a photo of the exterior, you can’t afford to take this lightly. Make your home stand out, and increase its value with these five outdoor DIY projects.

You’re almost to that finish line: moving into your new home! The last step before signing the papers at closing is doing a final…

According to Realtor, the hottest real estate markets in the United States in March were in California, Colorado, and Texas.San…

You haven’t found it yet, but it’s out there — you just know it. Open floor plan, granite countertops, and the perfect patio for entertaining guests. Most people have a very clear picture that comes to mind when they close their eyes and longingly pine for their dream home. But is that holding you back from finding your next home?

Staging your home for sellingYou may have heard a lot about home staging, and are wondering if it’s something you should do when you’re…

MYMOVE analysts recently published a list ranking 468 cities as the Best Places to Build a Forever Home. The rankings weighed factors such…

When buying a house, you’re obviously going to look for the best deal you can get. And if you’re not in a market with a steep shortage…

So you’re ready to buy a home. Great! But how are you supposed to pick a real estate agent, when half the people you met at the last…

bauhaus1000 / Getty Images Right now, millennials might have a reputation of crazy twenty-somethings not quite ready to settle down. But, a recent report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University found that “the number of households in their 30s should increase by 2.7 million over the next decade.” Ready or not, […]

Johnrob / Getty Images No one wants to think about the possibility of coming home to find all of their most precious processions missing. Unfortunately, whether the cause is burglary, fire, or a flood, it can happen to anyone. These occurrences are particularly scary because there isn’t any warning beforehand. Luckily, there is a way […]

Purchasing a “Dream Home” is one of those life accomplishments that tops nearly everyone’s bucket list. Whether you prefer a modernized urban loft or a sprawling suburban home with a white picket fence, most of us hope to find a home that feels like it was made specifically for our family. However, searching for your […]

Ariel Skelley / Getty Images The process of buying a home could be summed up into 3 words — It. Is. Expensive.  Whether you are a first-time homebuyer or selling one dream home for another, there are tons of things that you should know before buying (in addition to the fact that it’s expensive). Aside […]

Buying a ‘fixer-upper’ for a house seems like a romantic proposition. Anyone who appreciates a good antique can understand the nostalgic appeal of an ancient home whose walls are filled with history. Older homes have amazing character traits and historical features that most new homes simply do not have. Oh! Those huge wood-burning fireplaces, the […]

Before you buy your serene, bucolic home nestled among the trees and wildlife of the mountains, there are a few things you should be made aware of.  Living in the mountains can be peaceful and magical, but new challenges and difficulties can present themselves. We hope that will enlighten you to both the positive as […]

Joe Schmelzer / Getty Images Selling your home can be one of the most exciting times in your life. An opportunity to move to a new location and hopefully make a profit from the sale of your home is important. Before you get too excited about seeing the “Sold” sign out on your lawn there […]

If you’re in the home buying or selling market and you have children, one of your main priorities is the home environment of your children. Similarly to the master bedroom for us, your kid’s rooms is where they will spend much of their time growing, learning, studying, and relaxing. When trying to sell your home, […]

Now that spring is here, buying and selling homes is an objective for many of you, who have waited patiently all winter to start your home search. Whether this is your first home or you are a veteran, there are amenities that you should keep an eye out for when looking to buy a home. […]