The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make (and How to Avoid Them) Written especially for first-timers, this eye-opening guide turns you into an educated consumer, ensuring that the home or condo you buy is both a comfortable place to live and a great investment for the future. Compiled from the experience of hundreds of homebuyers, real estate agents, home builders, and mortgage lenders, it shows you the most common mistakes buyers make and illustrates them in practice so you don't fall into the same traps. If you're thinking about buying a home, don't make these mistakes: * Researching selling prices and still overpaying * Believing everything your agent tells you * Buying into an upscale neighborhood that's moving downscale * Underestimating utilities and other costs * Allowing your agent to negotiate for you * Letting fear get the better of you and not buying at all   Buy Your Home Smarter with Feng Shui Lenny Jones, CRS “Mr. Real Estate” of San Luis Obispo County ~ Broker/Owner, Jones, Goodell & Fellows Real Estate "This book is loaded with great information to help me find the perfect property for my buyers!"   Buying and Selling a Home For Canadians For Dummies Whether you're new at the home-buying or selling game in Canada, or whether you've played it before, most of us dread the onslaught of flashy, fast-talking real estate agents and property managers. Well, help has arrived. This revised edition of Buying and Selling a Home For Canadians For Dummies prepares you to get what you need and want when buying a new home or selling the one you're in. Everything from arranging your finances and hiring an agent, to researching neighbourhoods and assessing home values is presented in a clear and humorous way to help you get the most out of the process.   The Don't Sweat Guide to Your New Home: Settling In and Getting the Most from Where You Live here are millions of details to oversee when getting settled into a new house or apartment. This book reveals ways to prevent stress and move in with ease.   Your New House: The Alert Consumer's Guide to Buying and Building a Quality Home This year 1.2 million consumers will buy a new home, and they need real help in navigating the new-home minefield. The latest edition of Your New House includes charts, tables, black-and-white illustrations throughout, as well as updated prices and new trends in home buying. Also added is information on the dot-com shakeout, including what it means for online mortgages and home listings; more Web addresses for all major product manufacturers; and the best websites for deals on products like carpet and lighting.   Mortgages Made Easy With the vast selection of mortgages and mortgage options available today, it is easy to get confused over which one is best suited to the needs and requirements of the borrower. And where does one begin to look for the right lender given the amount of advertising generated by the major banks? What questions can a borrower ask to help determine who the right lender is and what factors are most important to their needs? This book will answer those questions. It is designed not only to offer comprehensive information, but also to save the borrower money by helping the borrower understand how to cut the costs of home ownership. Among the highlights: Types and sources of mortgages Key factors to consider when selecting a mortgage How to negotiate a mortgage and look for key areas that can save the borrower money What are the key legal considerations Creative financing techniques Borrowing for investment purposes/investing in mortgages RRSPs and mortgages For present home owners, strategies on renewing, refinancing or prepaying a mortgage Other key areas: selecting a real estate team, government-assisted programs (e.g., CMHC), financing options for seniors, investing in mortgages, informational web sites. Features: forms, charts, glossary, checklists, amortization tables, sources of more information and an index.

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