Buying New Construction: What’s Different From a Resale Closing
You're Often Working With the Builder's Contract, Not a Standard Purchase Agreement Resale transactions typically use a standard state or local real estate association purchase contract that's fairly consistent from one deal to the next, regardless of which agents or attorneys are involved. New construction purchases, by contrast, usually run on the builder's own proprietary …
How Interest Rates, Inflation, and Employment Are Shaping Ohio’s Housing Market
Mortgage Rates Are Holding in the Mid-6% Range The 30-year fixed mortgage rate has been hovering stubbornly in the mid-6% range through the summer of 2026, offering little relief to buyers hoping for a meaningful drop. According to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the 30-year fixed averaged 6.66% as of August 27, 2026, essentially …
Meet the Team: Who’s Behind Your Title Search
The Title Examiners: The Detective Work Behind Every Deal Long before you ever see a title commitment letter, our title examiners are digging through decades, sometimes generations, of public records — deeds, mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, and probate filings — to piece together the complete ownership history of a property and confirm it can be …