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Reader Question: What’s wrong with the real estate industry? We have a large family by today’s standards – five grown children with children. At a recent family reunion, we discussed real estate and ended up taking a poll. Transaction number ...

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  Reader Question: The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently redrew the flood plain map for my municipality, which now places my home in a flood plain. Most of my immediate neighbors have obtained a letter of map amendment. A LOMA ...

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  Reader Question: Just put an offer on a house, and we are under contract. The listing agent and seller are great friends, live on the same street and have known each other for many years. They are friends with ...

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  Reader Question: A potential buyer has made an offer on our home with a contingency for a fireplace inspection. The chimney inspector started inside and took many measurements of the fireplace and the mantle. Then he went outside and ...

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  Reader Question: We have some property in a popular vacation area where we are building a cottage. We bought the lot six years ago. The neighbors own a lot between us they just put up for sale. We think ...

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  Reader Question: I recently sold a home, and the buyer didn’t have enough money for closing costs. They asked me to sign papers that raised the purchase price $5,000. I want to know because the buyer got $1,000 of ...

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Reader Question: Does zoning regulation affect affordable housing? Monty’s Answer: Zoning is poorly understood. When asking why housing is becoming more expensive, consumers and politicians alike often overlook zoning and regulations. Consumers don’t know how and don’t have the power ...

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Reader Question: I am going to sell my house. Would it be wise to have an appraiser evaluate my home rather than depending on a real estate agent? Monty’s Answer: There are differences between both approaches. First, consider approaching value ...

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Reader Question: There is substantial information available on the web, the library, magazines and newspapers regarding home values. I’m not sure what to believe, or not believe, as the sources of the information can be vague, conflicting or just wrong. ...

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Reader Question: We used a buyer agent to find a new home. Now we need to sell our home. We got him to look at our house. The lower commission does not seem to motivate him, and he is not ...

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