HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Explore a bridge loan and let your home’s equity help fund your next house in the short term. A bridge loan can be a fitting solution when you’ve found your dream home and need to act quickly, or you need more time to prepare your old home to sell, allowing you to buy before you sell. Need to Buy Before You Sell?

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HomeLight

MARCH 11, 2025

Your homes appreciation rate is typically tied to market trends, neighborhood growth, and home improvements. In short, the more your home appreciates, the more equity you have in it. How much do homes appreciate each year? Can you use equity to buy before you sell? Watch the short video below to learn more.

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HomeLight

JULY 6, 2023

Title contingency Before closing, a title company pulls public records and other details to guarantee that no one else can stake a claim on the property you’re trying to sell. Home sale contingency This contingency can arise when a buyer must sell their current home before buying yours.

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HomeLight

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

A house is typically a person’s largest financial asset, and the decision to sell solo is often understandably driven by a desire to save on commission fees and pocket more equity from a hard-earned investment. In recent years, the hot South Carolina real estate market and a steep rise in equity added extra incentive to maximize profits.

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HomeLight

APRIL 21, 2022

And now, people who bought the big houses are looking to downsize and are entering the market with equity and a large down payment — two things that first-time homebuyers often don’t have. Entry-level homes aren’t being built. Wages for construction workers are also rising, and those costs are typically passed onto the consumer.

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Real Trends

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

New build sales reps can be a goldmine , especially in medium-priced and luxury new construction communities. They don’t take resale listings, and they won’t take a home sale contingency. This means they know who has a home to sell before they can close on the new one!

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