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Real-Estate Matters: Home inspector hides behind fine print
The Columbus Dispatch
Of what value is the home inspection if the inspector hides behind his company's fine print and won't disclose to us something that was clearly obvious to the heating contractor? A: We have no idea why your home inspector failed to advise you of the ...

Atlanta Journal Constitution
Lab-approved ways to disaster-proof your home
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Brave the next storm to ensure that water flows away from your foundation, and pay attention to gaps between downspouts and drainage pipes, says Steve Wadlington, president of WIN Home Inspection. Replace air filters … way more often! As dirt and dust ...

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Bulldog Commercial and Home Inspection Omaha Uses Comprehensive and Proprietary Documentation to Conduct ...
Digital Journal
Bulldog Commercial and Home Inspection Omaha use a comprehensive and propriety documentation process to conduct property inspections in the greater Omaha metro area. The company has been serving Omaha for more than two decades. Bulldog ...

HuffPost
The Worst Home Buying And Selling Advice Realtors And Mortgage ...
HuffPost
What's tricky about bad advice is that often it sounds good.

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Chicago Daily Herald
A garage door must reverse for safety
Chicago Daily Herald
The scope and purpose of a home inspection is to report visible defects and to recommend further evaluation and repairs by appropriate experts. When inspectors venture into the realm of prognosis, advancing prescriptions for adjustments and repairs ...

Nemmadi Launches Free Home Inspection App dSnag!
Digital Journal
Home Inspection App offers a way for Home Owners or Home Renters to inspect their homes on their own, just as the Professional Home Inspectors would. dSnag! is a technology marvel that takes the “guesswork” and “trust me” out of the equation and brings ...

Star Local Media
Too good to be true: Plano police warn of home improvement scams
Star Local Media
They offer homeowners a free home inspection, and they always find something that needs fixing. They claim to offer homeowners a “once-in-a-lifetime deal,” Bianez said. They've got leftover materials from a previous job, so they can do the job at a ...

Baltimore Sun
State Highway Administration erroneously mandates home inspections after flea infestation in Hanover offices
Baltimore Sun
“I acknowledge that this home inspection requirement may be inconvenient and upsetting for some of us, but please let's focus on trying to eliminate these fleas once and for all,” the supervisor wrote. SHA spokesman John Schofield verified the email ...

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Realtor.com News
5 Red Flags That Could Sink a Home Inspection
Realtor.com News
But before you blindly forge ahead, you'll want to get a home inspection—and before that, you'll want to check the house yourself for any red flags that might make an inspector tell you this particular piece of real estate could be more trouble than ...

CT Post
5 Red Flags That Could Sink a Home Inspection
CT Post
But before you blindly forge ahead, you'll want to get a home inspection—and before that, you'll want to check the house yourself for any red flags that might make an inspector tell you this particular piece of real estate could be more trouble than ...

The Advocate
Should sellers plan to get a pre-listing home inspection?
The Advocate
In today's competitive real estate market, it's more crucial than ever for sellers to do their homework before putting their home on the market. You not only need to know the value of your home and price it properly, but you also want to do what you ...

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CT Post
Should sellers plan to get a pre-listing home inspection?
CT Post
In today's competitive real estate market, it's more crucial than ever for sellers to do their homework before putting their home on the market. You not only need to know the value of your home and price it properly, but you also want to do what you ...

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Chicago Tribune
Home inspectors have a duty to point out a problem, even if it's not in their areas of expertise
Chicago Tribune
Q: We hired a home inspector when we were buying a home. We received the report, reviewed it and later closed. The report indicated some minor issues but nothing major. About a week after our closing we called an air conditioning company to evaluate ...

All Things Real Estate: Contingency clause allows seller to back out of contract
Fairfield Daily Republic
Q: I am hoping you can answer my question. The sellers of the home we planned to buy have now changed their mind, as of last evening. The sellers accepted our offer, and after a home inspection, we approved all of the disclosure documents. We have just ...

Heating ducts hiding asbestos?
NewsOK.com
DEAR PHIL: Most home inspectors do not check for asbestos-containing materials because environmental hazards are excluded from the standards of practice for the home inspection industry. In fact, most home inspection reports and contracts specifically ...

The Business Investor
Home Inspection Software Market: Business Overview, Challenges, Opportunities, Trends and Market Analysis By 2023
The Business Investor
The report on the Global Home Inspection Software Market is a complete overview of the market, covering various aspects of product definition, segmentation based on various parameters, and the prevailing vendor landscape. It compiles in-depth ...

Business Wire
InspectorPro Insurance Announces Premier Partnership to Advance Risk Management Education and Provide Better ...
Odessa American
Further, the availability of InspectorPro's pre-claims assistance, errors and omissions, and general liability programs will allow ASHI members to gain access to insurance and legal resources essential to safeguarding their home inspection businesses.
InspectorPro Insurance Announces Premier Partnership to Advance ...Business Wire (press release)

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The Oakland Press
When to put your home up for sale and other real estate tips
The Oakland Press
Second, what is the builder's track record for completion dates? Have you spoken to any past customers in the same complex? Normally, after accepting an offer on your home and going through the process of a home inspection, mortgage appraisal, title ...

Danbury News Times
Whoops! 4 Home-Buying Moves You May Not Realize You Have to Do
Danbury News Times
Buying a house takes time, patience, and careful planning. But because this process has so many moving parts, sometimes buyers miss crucial steps—and it can cost them big-time. To help clue you in to these oft-overlooked tasks, we asked real estate ...