Joseph Pettinella's blog

Between the searching, financing, and moving, buying a home is stressful. Once you've found the perfect home, no one can blame you for wanting the process to be completed as quickly as possible. However, there's one very important thing standing in your way: the home inspection. You might be tempted to gloss over the report, but it can contain extremely valuable information about the home's potential for future expensive repairs. Keep reading to learn about a few of the most important items to pay attention to in the home inspection report.

If you love fall, then you'd probably like to celebrate it before it's gone. Luckily, there are a huge number of fall festivals taking place throughout the season in the Hudson Valley! In fact, just this upcoming weekend alone, there are at least three options to choose from (and there are sure to be at least a couple more). Keep reading to learn where you can go this weekend to enjoy all the classic fall activities, including pumpkin-picking, hay rides, and everything in between!

The amount of money that buyers are paying up front on their mortgages is way up, but still might not be as high as you think. Although many people believe in the myth of the 20% down payment, the typical buyer actually puts down far less; in fact, even though the median down payment percentage reached a nearly 15-year high last quarter, it was still just 7.6% of the median sales price! Keep reading to learn more about the changing trends in home financing.