A Bigger Role for Home Warranties No, this isn’t a call about where housing prices are headed next year. Rather, it’s an observation that home warranties are becoming a bigger part of real estate sales. Background Local utility companies have offered home warranties for years now. The basic plan typically covers the home’s heating plant...Read More
Showing a Home Without Permission Showing a home without permission is a big MLS no-no: any Realtor caught doing it is automatically on the hook for a $1,000 fine. But the operative word is “caught.” Unless the homeowner happens to be home, it’s one of those transgressions that you’d guess frequently goes undetected. And even...Read More
