The Role of a Home Inspector and Upcoming Episode Preview

What does it take to successfully a buy a home in the current real estate market? REALTOR® Kimberly Allard from Boston, Massachusetts explains how to build the team of a real estate agent, lender, and home inspector to help you get the house you want. Kimberly also shares tips that will get your offer accepted. Elizabeth Renter from NerdWallet shares some good news for first-time buyers from their latest study, “First-time Home Buyer Metro Affordability Report - Q2 2023.” CEO of Down Payment Resource, Rob Chrane, discusses a variety of down payment assistance programs available around the United States. And Franke Lesh from the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) talks about what a home buyer needs to know about the home inspection and how the inspection can save you money. Also, Melissa Dittmann Tracey lets us know if “Swedish death cleaning” and are hot or not.

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