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Follow your dream, home.™ A home buying guide


A home buying guide

Where is life taking you? From starter homes, to dream homes and even castles (yes, we can help with those, too) Engel & Völkers provides an exceptional, personalized buying experience. We believe luxury goes beyond any object, property or price point—it’s personal and it’s priceless. It’s about the richness of life that begins and ends in the most important space we know: home. Buying a home in the Boston area can be difficult. Inventory is often low and prices are often high. Boston is home to some of the most expensive residential real estate in the U.S.—the median home price was $655,000 in January—and the competition for it is fierce. You definitely need a seasoned professional to help you navigate the home buying process.



Step One

Getting approved Before starting to search for your dream home, it’s important to evaluate your financial situation, establish a budget, understand mortgage options and secure pre-approval from your lender. This will help you conduct your search with confidence and purchase your desired home successfully. Your credit report plays an important role in your mortgage approval process and in determining the interest rate and loan terms that a lender offers you. Before meeting with a potential lender, you may wish to con­firm your credit rating so you have time to resolve any issues. If needed, we can connect you to an experienced mortgage broker who will offer competitive interest rates and options.

Getting Approved for Financing

Establishing your Budget Working with an E&V Advisor

Closing the Transaction

Offer Negotiations Submitting an Offer

Starting the Home Search



Step Two

Establishing your budget Get clear on your goals for your home, your needs in terms of amenities, location and other key factors. Its important that you understand the budget you have to work with. Start by considering what neighborhood best suits you and what type of home you want. Don’t forget to separate your needs from your wants.This crucial first step sets a course for you, our advisor, our brokerage and our brand to work together to buy home in a stress-free manner. When meeting with us it’s important to clarify your budget, person­al property preferences, and any anticipated life stage and lifestyle requirements that may impact the purchase of your home.

Getting Approved for Financing

Establishing your Budget Working with an E&V Advisor

Closing the Transaction

Offer Negotiations Submitting an Offer

Starting the Home Search



Step Three

Working with an E&V Advisor Your Engel & Völkers advisor will tend to every need throughout the home buying process ensuring a worry-free experience for you. You can expect insight and information from a market expert, proac-tive communication, and ongoing consultation. Engel & Volkers professionals have committed themselves to a clearly defined goal: to put the client first, making all real estate transactions go smoothly. Using our broad range of expertise and the specialized training, we dedicate ourselves to this goal and perform with total passion. The best real estate agents help clients buy and sell homes; Engel & Volkers advisors do more. They will offer you guidance and insight in ways not every agent can. In fact, we designate our agents as “Advisors”, to better define the higher level of service they provide.

Getting Approved for Financing

Establishing your Budget Working with an E&V Advisor

Closing the Transaction

Offer Negotiations Submitting an Offer

Starting the Home Search



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Step Five

Submitting an offer Massachusetts uses a two-step offer process for submitting offers on properties. When we find a home you like, we take the first step: preparing the Offer to Purchase. This legally binding document outlines the terms including the property, price, timing, inclusions, removals, conditions, and duration of offer. It will be accompanied by an earnest money deposit. Often you may find yourself bidding against other buyers. This means that due diligence is required on your part and our part as your REALTOR® team to ensure the offer you submit is strategic, competitive, fare, and reflective of what are ultimately willing to pay for the property.

Getting Approved for Financing

Establishing your Budget Working with an E&V Advisor

Closing the Transaction

Offer Negotiations Submitting an Offer

Starting the Home Search



Step Six

Offer negotiations The offer will be met with an acceptance, rejection or counter offer (where the seller may make changes to your offer, such as adjustments to the price, clos­ing date or conditions). You may accept the counter offer or you may make another counter offer back to the seller, and your Engel & Völkers Advisor will help you with any and all negotiations. If specified as contingencies in the Offer to Purchase, you may then conduct a Home Inspection, or review HOA Financials/Regulations, or finalize your financing. Once both parties come to an agreement, negotiations conclude and you move on to the next step in the buying process, the Purchase and Sale agreement. At this point, you will select an attorney to take you through this very detailed part of the process and pay an final deposit.

Getting Approved for Financing

Establishing your Budget Working with an E&V Advisor

Closing the Transaction

Offer Negotiations Submitting an Offer

Starting the Home Search



Step Seven

Closing the transaction Your Engel & Völkers advisor will work with you through every step of the process, answering every question and providing expert advice, experience, insight, and knowledge. A few days before the settlement you will have the opportunity to conduct a final walk-through confirming that the home is in the agreed physical condition. The closing attorneys will schedule the closing and finalize all the legal requirements at that time. Congratulations on your purchase! You are now a home owner.

Getting Approved for Financing

Establishing your Budget Working with an E&V Advisor

Closing the Transaction

Offer Negotiations Submitting an Offer

Starting the Home Search

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Glossary

Key terms and phrases ADVISOR Engel & Völkers designates our agents as “Advisors” to better define the higher level of service they provide.

APPRAISAL Formal assessment of a property’s market value, typically done for the purpose of obtaining a mortgage.

BUYER’S AGENT Buyer’s agents are bound to help buyers and diligently represent the buyer’s interests.

CONTINGENCIES

SELLER DISCLOSURE

Special clauses such as a home inspection, condominium documents, or financing contingency.

A document completed by the seller making known the property’s history and defects.

ESCROW / EARNEST DEPOSIT

SELLER’S AGENT

Deposit of funds are held in an escrow account, and transferred upon completion of the deal.

An agent who lists a property and acts on behalf of the seller and the seller’s interests.

MLS

SETTLEMENT

Multiple Listing Services are private databases that help match buyers with properties listed for sale.

When buyers & sellers sign the closing documents of a transaction and payment of all closing costs.

PRE-APPROVAL

SYNDICATION

Loan officer looks at your income/ debt/ assets/ credit history to determine how much money you can borrow.

MLS property listings and information are shared and distributed through a network of data feeds.

REALTOR®

TITLE SEARCH

Agents who are members of the National Association of Realtors® and abide by its strict Code of Ethics.

A check of legal documents of the property to ensure there are no outstanding claims.


CRAFTING BESPOKE HOMEBUYING EXPERIENCES IN BOSTON.

WE ARE ENGEL & VÖLKERS. I believe being the best involves simple things; communication, trust and the 1:1 concierge approach to service. Since moving into the Boston market, Nate has quickly risen to the upper ranks closing more than $40M in sales in 2021 and $100M in the past three years. He prides himself on preparing clients for what’s next, reducing the stresses of a transaction and often circumventing issues completely. He’s also carefully amassed an expert team, backed by a dynamic global luxury brand and a network of the industry’s elite advisors ensuring his clients the most relevant expertise available. Nate brings a unique perspective to downtown living and investing. Having grown up in the small coastal town of Fairhaven where nearly everyone knows your name and your family, his relationship building skills and the importance of reputation and integrity were instilled practically from birth. He went on to earn a degree in Business Management & Marketing, honing leadership skills as Captain of the Lacrosse team. In his down time, Nate and his goldendoodle, Hinckley, enjoy adventures around New England with friends and family. If you’re in need of a motivated communicator to analyze your numbers and advise you on common sense decisions with an eye to the future, call Nate; he’ll make himself available any time. Nate Rock- Engel & Völkers Boston Real Estate Advisor 46 Gloucester Street Boston, MA 02115 Mobile: 617 459 6656 nate.rock@evrealestate.com naterock.evrealestate.com ©2019 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Each brokerage independently owned and operated. Engel & Völkers and its independent License Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers and fully support the principles of the Fair Housing Act.


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