Realtor.com Survey Indicates Haunted Homes Don’t Always Have to be a Deal Breaker

Since Halloween is just around the corner, we thought it would be appropriate to bring you the results of Realtor.com’s newly released Haunted Real Estate survey. According to the results, many respondents said they would be more than open to living with ghosts year-round, especially if a few bumps in the night leads to more…

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The Pros and Cons of Buying a House Without Your Spouse

There are plenty of reasons to ponder the possibility of buying a house without your spouse. Basically, this means that although you two might live in the home together, only you would technically “take title” to the property—a fancy way to say that you own it and have your name on the deed. It’s legal—and more common than you…

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Homebuyers Can Now Search by School on Realtor.com

Realtor.com has launched a new home search by school boundaries to help buyers narrow their search to specific elementary, middle and high schools. Schools continue to play a major role in how buyers search for homes. More than 40 percent of potential homebuyers with children would use a school-led home search feature, according to Realtor.com. This is…

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Five Realities of Cul-de-Sac Life

Buyers usually clamor for homes on cul-de-sacs, often paying as much as 20 percent more for houses on these idyllic dead-end streets. Typically associated with a rounded end to facilitate the slow flow of cars, cul-de-sacs conjure up visions of quiet suburban bliss, far removed from the dangers and noise of high-speed traffic. But there also can be…

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