Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ® Effective January 1, 2012 Duties to Clients and Customers Article 2 REALTORS® shall avoid exaggeration, misrepresentation, or concealment of pertinent facts relating to the property or the transaction. REALTORS® shall not, however, be obligated to discover latent defects in the property, to …
Category Archive: Tips for Buyers
Nov 15
Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
Duties to Clients and Customers Article 1 When representing a buyer, seller, landlord, tenant, or other client as an agent, REALTORS® pledge themselves to protect and promote the interests of their client. This obligation to the client is primary, but it does not relieve REALTORS® of their obligation to treat all parties honestly. When serving a buyer, …
Oct 11
12 Red Flags That Should Raise Concern
Buying? Here’s why you need a home inspection By Michele Dawson Indeed, more than 40 percent of the previously owned homes on the market have at least one serious defect, according to HouseMaster, a major home inspection company with offices in more than 390 cities in the United States and Canada. “Virtually every ‘used’ home …
Sep 25
Home Maintenance for the First-Time Buyer
By Tom Kraeutler First-time buyer Anna Daugherty learned the hard way that home maintenance is a new owner’s responsibility. “One thing we completely forgot about was actually very simple. We forgot to get a shovel,” says the Lansing, MI, resident. “This weekend, we had seven inches of snow fall in a short amount of time, burying us in snow–and …
Aug 23
4 Strong Reasons to Buy a Home Now
DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012 “It’s hard to argue against buying a house now, assuming you can get a loan,” writes John Waggoner, a columnist with USA Today. Sure, Waggoner says that getting a credit check for approval of a mortgage can be a “only slightly less intrusive than a CIA …
Aug 02
10 TIPS FOR A PAIN-FREE MOVE
by Jay Papasan Two of our team members were recently faced with sneaking in a move between work, two book deadlines, end of summer vacations, camp, school and the day-to-day happenings of what we call life. So to help ourselves and you, we conducted an impromptu social media survey of our virtual network, asking: What are your best …
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