Frequent moves are synonymous with military life. While finding and moving into a new home can be exciting, the process can be stressful and overwhelming, especially on short notice. While Home Bay wants to serve as a resource to everyone selling or buying a home, military families benefit from access
Most consumers generally know how much interest their credit card companies charge or the interest rate of their home mortgages. Both are examples of industries that clearly and easily advertise rates. The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) recently released a report - Hidden Real Estate Commissions: Consumer Costs and Improved
Halloween is this week, with Thanksgiving and the holidays just around the corner. If you plan on selling your home this year, you’re running out of time! Most buyers want to be in their new home before the holidays hit and those calendar days are slipping away if you
Home sellers commonly think of two main options to sell a home: (1) hire real estate agents and pay their commission that take an average of 6% of your home’s equity or (2) try to sell your home yourself. Many homeowners are drawn to the DIY option based on
Home Bay’s board room was graced with the empire building real estate investor Elizabeth Colegrove, creator of The Reluctant Landlord, a website and community that revolves around the tips, tricks, trials and tribulations of self-managing investment rental properties. Ever the proponent of “frugal living”, Elizabeth sat down with another
At Home Bay, one of the most frequently asked home selling questions is “How does it all work?”. We understand why it is critical to understand the home selling process - selling a home is a major transaction and possibly one of the biggest transactions in an individual’s life.
As you prepare to sell your home, you are immediately faced with dozens of important decisions, starting with whether or not you should hire a real estate agent. Faced with the cost of large commissions (5-6% of the transaction) charged by “traditional” agents, more home sellers are choosing to try
If you are looking to buy or sell a home this summer, Home Bay can save you thousands of dollars without sacrificing quality. Home Bay offers comprehensive home seller and buyer services for a fraction of the cost of a traditional agent. Instead of charging our home sellers a commission,
Elizabeth Macaulay, one of Home Bay’s seasoned agents, recently had the opportunity to be interviewed by Sarah Mueller (@earlybirdmom) of the Decluttering Club. Sarah is passionate about simplifying and encourages people daily in their own efforts to organize and focus on what really matters through her blog, Early Bird
The number one question Home Bay agents are asked is “How does Home Bay compare to local real estate agents when selling a home?” We evaluated thousands of conversations our agents have had with potential home sellers and gathered the following comparisons of our experience and service against average local