In a home inspection, a professional inspector visits the property in person to assess its safety and functionality, checking the electrical and HVAC systems, roof, plumbing and more. In a highly ...

The housing market is tough and, unfortunately, cash offers are dominating whenever there’s a bidding war or multi-offer sale. One thing buyers are doing to sweeten the deal? Waiving their home ...

Too many buyers feel pressure to waive the inspection. It puts them at huge financial risk and tilts the real estate market toward corporate buyers and the wealthy.

Homebuyers rarely lose sleep over the inspection clause in their offer, yet that quiet little line is where thousands of ...

Common real estate wisdom says it's smart to get a inspection of a property before you buy it. Waiving a home inspection is unadvisable for most homebuyers. But more buyers are taking the risk. More ...

In the competitive real estate market, buyers often feel pressure to make their offers as attractive as possible. One way some buyers try to stand out is by waiving the home inspection contingency.

It’s always best practice to get a building inspection before purchasing a home. No buyer should ever feel pressured to skip this important step. That said, in today’s highly competitive real estate ...

You’ve finally found the home of your dreams but, in this market, you’ll likely find out that it’s the home of many other buyers’ dreams as well. Bidding wars are common in today’s white-hot real ...

Given a competitive market, did a significant amount of Buyers in Massachusetts waive the Home Inspection contingency as a tactic for their offer to be more favorable? Yes. This led Massachusetts ...

Sue Reider didn't need to open the electrical panel box in the basement of a home in Oxford she recently inspected to know its owners would need a new one. “This type of panel box has an unofficial ...

Inspectors tend to be thorough, but can miss things. ‘It’s very important for a buyer to be as educated as possible.’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jameson Malgeri has been a Massachusetts home inspector for more than seven years. He’s worried about the future of his industry. ...