Standard home inspections don't make the cut for this HGTV star. See how Mike Holmes goes above and beyond the average ...

Eric Swiatek is a licensed home inspector with over two decades of experience in the housing industry and an up-to-date radon testing license. He has performed over ...

Q. We are buying a new home and were not planning to have a home inspection because the house was just approved by the county building department. Then we read your recent article about inspecting new ...

In a hot market, it is tempting to treat the inspection report as one more hurdle to clear on your way to closing. Yet the ...

You're in the market for a home. You're already preapproved for a loan. You find what looks like the perfect home to buy. But how can you be sure it has no hidden defects? In the last few years, the ...

What’s the difference between a home inspection and an appraisal? Have you budgeted for closing costs? The home-buying journey can seem daunting when questions like these are around each turn. Before ...

Q. As a licensed Realtor, I encourage every one of my buyers to hire a home inspector. The inspector I usually recommend has always done a competent job, but one thing about his inspection business ...

According to lawyers, the No. 1 source of litigation in residential real estate transactions is the failure by sellers to disclose property defects. These defects should be a concern for buyers even ...