Category: inspections

Experts Warn Homebuyers of Red Flags Beyond Climbing Interest Rates

Over the past two years, houses nationwide were going like hotcakes, with sellers often receiving tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars over asking price. Buyers often waived inspections and picked up some of the sellers’ costs in dire hopes of securing that coveted single-family home. While the current landscape has changed due to…


How to Survive a Home Inspection

Dear Monty: We live in Florida. A real  told us that all real estate agents here are transactional agents. They said it is impossible to have a buyer agent or a seller agent in Florida. Many people have depended on real estate agents to recommend a home inspector. Should prospective buyers ask a transactional agent…


FAA Will Conduct Final Inspections on New Boeing 787 Dreamliners

WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Tuesday it will retain the authority to issue airworthiness certificates for all Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft and perform final inspections on newly produced 787s. The U.S. aviation regulator said it notified Boeing of the decision Tuesday and said it will retain the authority until it is confident that “Boeing’s…