Q. As a licensed Realtor, I encourage every one of my buyers to hire a home inspector. The inspector I usually recommend has always done a competent job, but one thing about his inspection business ...

Q. We are buying a new home and were not planning to have a home inspection because the house was just approved by the county building department. Then we read your recent article about inspecting new ...

Every inspection report tells a story, and lately it is the same one on repeat: inspectors flag serious issues, buyers shrug, ...

You're in the market for a home. You're already preapproved for a loan. You find what looks like the perfect home to buy. But how can you be sure it has no hidden defects? In the last few years, the ...

Older houses tend to charm you with original woodwork and walkable neighborhoods, then trip you up in exactly the same places ...

A general home inspection is a necessary and common step in the home-buying process. However, there are other potentially important inspections that could affect your home purchase. Usually suggested ...

According to lawyers, the No. 1 source of litigation in residential real estate transactions is the failure by sellers to disclose property defects. These defects should be a concern for buyers even ...