Buying a home (especially your first home) can be a very intimidating process, but it’s an incredibly rewarding one! Since buying a home will more than likely be the largest purchase of your life, you want to make sure every step you take is one in the right direction.

Here are some useful tips for first time home buyers that will help make the home buying process a little easier.

Know What You Can Afford

There’s no way to ease into how vital finances are for buying a home. This is especial...

Buying your first home is an exciting moment! There's a lot that goes into purchasing real estate that might leave you with a lot of questions. Working with an experienced professional will help build your real estate knowledge and simplify the process. We've created our Ask the Experts series to answer some of your most common real estate questions.

In this segment of Ask the Experts, Lewith & Freeman Real Estate agents Pat Genetti and Linda Weber sit down to explain a common question among...

When done correctly, home staging can lower the amount of time your home is on the market. Both real estate sellers' and buyers' agents believe it enhances the value of the home.

Home staging offers a quicker sale because it makes it easy for potential buyers to see themselves living in the home. The master bedroom is among the top three most staged rooms in a home.

If your home is on the market, consider staging to ensure a quick and efficient selling process. Staging is equivalent to det...

Not all home-buying experiences are cut-and-dry. You have options, and if one of these is to invest in a foreclosure, there are some things you need to know before you buy.

Most professionals will tell you this might not be a good idea.  Why would you want to invest in a property where there could be a large amount of debt, including past taxes and damage, and that you would assume responsibility for these issues?

If approached thoughtfully and with the right preparation, however, foreclosur...

Whether you're looking to buy or sell a home, the most important factor you will need to consider is value: what is this home worth?

If you're putting your home on the market, it's important to understand what factors contribute to the value of your home; this then enables you to make improvements to increase its value, if you choose. As a buyer, it's just as important to understand what factors affect the home price so you whether you're getting a good deal. Here are some basic things to keep...