If you are like most people and have questions about buying or selling a home, ERA Real Estate has the ANSWERS®. ERA Real Estate has announced the availability of the new, updated edition of the ANSWERS book. A how-to guide that answers the 90 most frequently asked questions about buying and selling a home, ANSWERS is available to consumers free of charge by calling 1-800-350-9261.

Offered as a free resource to consumers by ERA Real Estate since 1992, ANSWERS is written in an easy-to-understand language, and is an essential tool for first-time homebuyers, or for those in need of a refresher course. The book provides consumers with a step-by-step look at the home buying process and offers practical advice on subjcts ranging from how to obtain financing, to how to properly price a house to sell. ANSWERS also offers guidance on how to maintain and prepare your home for re-sale, how to get pre-approved for a mortgage and what to look for when shopping for a new home.

"Buying or selling a home is a complex and daunting task for most people and hat is why we offer the ANSWERS book as a free resource," said ERA Real Estate CEO and president Peter Burgdorff. "It provides consumers with a road map that simplifies the process."

ANSWERS contains valuable pages that help buyers determine what to look for when shopping for a new home, an inspection checklist, and a sample housing cost worksheet. The book's glossary of terms also helps consumers understand complicated real estate terminology, such as adjustable rate mortgage, points, curb appeal and more.

ERA also offers a special on-line version of ANSWERS at http://www.ERA.com/answers. A popular site on the Web, it highlights a different real estate question daily. The site contains custom worksheets that prospective buyers and sellers can download and use repeatedly. And like its printed counterpart, ANSWERS on-line is the result of extensive research to find out what today's consumers expect during the course of buying and/or selling a home and what kind of help htey really want and need.

ERA Franchise Systems, Inc. a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE:CD), is a leader in the residential real estate industry with over 25 years experience in developing consumer-oriented products and services. The ERA real estate network includes more than 2,600 independently owned and operated brokerage offices with more than 28,000 brokers and sales associates throughout the United States and 19 other countries.

Published: June 29, 1998

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