With extra cash from their fall wedding, two newlyweds left the city and searched Nassau County for a house fit for a family and a 75-pound dog. Here’s what they found.

In the southern region of Ticino, stricter lending policies and pandemic measures have limited the market for foreign buyers.

Known for its stone houses and friendly vibe, this Ulster County hamlet is also conveniently located, with places to shop and beautiful scenery.

Known for its old stone houses and friendly vibe, this Ulster County hamlet is also conveniently located, with plenty of places to shop and beautiful scenery.

The current real estate market may be shifting, but there is still plenty of opportunity for agents. “Over the next several months, the housing market will be more in line with pre-pandemic market conditions,” shares KW chief economist Ruben Gonzalez. Loralynne Ball, head of retail sales for Keller Mortgage, has an even sunnier assessment. “Though mortgage rates are rising from the incredible lows we experienced last year, they’re still not at all what we’d consider high. Now is still a great time to get home financing.”

To help real estate professionals connect their clients to the financing they need, Keller Mortgage has an army of knowledgeable professionals excited to assist in all kinds of transactions. “As a partner of Keller Williams, our loan officers are here to provide your clients with the easiest home financing experience available,” says Ball. “We have decades of combined experience working with local homebuyers, understanding their unique financial situations, and navigating federal and state lending policies to help them select a loan program that best achieves their short- and long-term goals.” 

To leverage the vast experience of their loan officers, Keller Mortgage has created a portfolio of products with an equally diverse array of options to allay the fears of even the most anxious consumers. Below is an overview of some of their latest offerings. For a full list, head to KellerMortgage.com and connect with one of their experienced loan officers. 

Keep Eager Clients Hungry with Offer Ready

Offer Ready is Keller Mortgage’s fully underwritten pre-approval program created to help buyers bid with confidence. By providing faster loan approval and stronger purchase offers, Offer Ready helps clients enter the market prepared to impress sellers as soon as they see a property that piques their interest. Clients can also track their status, upload and manage documents, and communicate with their loan officer directly from the Keller Mortgage online portal.

Block Rate Hikes with Lock and Shop

Lock and Shop prevents changing interest rates from dampening clients’ home-shopping excitement by locking in rates for as many as 120 days while they shop. And if rates change in their favor, clients have the option to reset their rate to current market conditions within 60 days of closing. Lock and Shop rates come with no upfront fee and apply to primary or secondary homes for conventional loan products.

A Tudor-style home in Nashville, a 1904 Edwardian house in San Antonio and an 1848 Georgian Revival in Bethel.

The 281-acre park, which turns 150 this year, may hold clues on how to navigate an increasingly extreme ecological future.

A disorganized bathroom makes for a disorganized start to the day. Here’s how to put everything in its place — and make it look a whole lot better.

Some unexpected hands-on experience with crisis management led to an internship at the United Nations and a shared, furnished apartment in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

A mountain retreat in Idyllwild, a 2006 ranch house in San Miguel and a Craftsman bungalow in San Diego.

Recent residential sales in New York City and the region.

Various city agencies respond to rodent complaints, depending on where the pests are and who owns the building. But be prepared to wait.

Various city agencies respond to rodent complaints, depending on where the pests are and who owns the building. But be prepared to wait.

June saw the highest share of canceled purchase agreements since the start of the pandemic. The likely culprit: lending rates.

This week’s properties are a seven-bedroom in Roslyn, N.Y., and a five-bedroom in Stamford, Conn.

This weeks properties are in Park Slope, Turtle Bay and on the Upper West Side.

On the Western Cape, South Africa’s most active market, sales are booming, driven largely by European buyers seeking safe investments.

An eight-bedroom Edwardian house in Springfield, a 1913 home in New Orleans and a three-bedroom bungalow in Atlanta.

Newcomers praise this diverse Westchester city for its galleries, art studios and welcoming vibe: ‘It’s easy to be part of the community.’

Newcomers praise this diverse Westchester city for its galleries, art studios and welcoming vibe: ‘It’s easy to be part of the community.’