{"id":3532,"date":"2022-09-28T13:35:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T13:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/28\/why-your-homebuyers-should-never-skip-the-home-inspection\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:47:05","slug":"why-your-homebuyers-should-never-skip-the-home-inspection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/28\/why-your-homebuyers-should-never-skip-the-home-inspection\/","title":{"rendered":"Why your homebuyers should never skip the home inspection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The wild ride that caused a home <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/articles\/study-24-of-sellers-received-four-or-more-offers-in-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buying and selling spree<\/a> became a bit of a noticeable issue in the home inspection industry around the third quarter of 2021. It became more apparent in the fourth quarter of that year and by the first and second quarter of 2022, it was a full-blown dilemma of sorts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a deficit of 4 million available homes, during a low-interest mortgage period, and with a pandemic sending families on a search for more space to work from home and home school their children, home inspections as we knew them changed dramatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was an out-of-control period that caused bidding wars all over North America for the homes that were available. Sellers looking to down-size found an ideal match in families looking for more space. It was a challenging time not only for home inspectors but for real estate professionals, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-waiving-contingencies-including-the-home-inspection\">Waiving contingencies, including the home inspection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Realtors wanted to close deals, of course, but they definitely wanted to do what was best for their buyers or sellers. No one wanted <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/articles\/the-appraisal-gap-is-complicating-deals-across-the-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contingencies<\/a> waived on contracts but at some point, it became clear that if 10 bids were coming in for a home on the same day, the top bid with the best terms, usually cash deals, quick close offers, and waiving of home inspections began to creep into the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t long before the horror stories of buying without a home inspection began to appear in various media outlets like this recent article from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/2022\/09\/19\/is-it-ever-a-wise-idea-to-skip-a-home-inspection.html\">Toronto Star<\/a>. We are all breathing a sigh of relief that things are getting back to normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our mantra is \u201cnever skip your <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/articles\/home-inspection-trends-mirror-real-estate-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">home inspection,<\/a>\u201d of course, or any other important contingencies to which your buyer or seller is entitled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trends in home inspection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-trends-show-contactless-home-inspections-are-becoming-the-norm\">Trends show \u201ccontactless\u201d home inspections are becoming the norm. What does that mean? It&#8217;s a virtual, 360-degree visual inspection summary that brings the inspection report to life and includes every room and a home\u2019s exterior. It can be accessed anywhere, anytime from any device and shared with family or contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, a program that provides a cost estimate for inspection summary items based on zip code is a new technology. This is extremely useful for sellers who do a pre-listing inspection, letting them learn what recommended repairs will cost based on prices charged in their area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, a program that provides an accurate floor plan of the entire home is available. It can be used to determine furniture fit and placement, and also provide exact dimensions to contractors for estimating purposes. Another service provides a digital owner\u2019s manual for a home, letting users download manuals\/warranty information, find safety recalls on appliances, learn the age and useful remaining life of systems and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we have learned one thing from the past two years, evolving your services is key to not only maintaining, but thriving.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Dan Steward is President and CEO of Pillar To Post Home Inspectors<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of RealTrends\u2019 editorial department and its owners.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To contact the author of this story:<br>Dan Steward at <a href=\"mailto:dan.steward@pillartopost.com\">dan.steward@pillartopost.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To contact the editor responsible for this story:<br>Tracey Velt at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:tracey@hwmedia.com\">tracey@hwmedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The market has changed and waiving contingencies, like the home inspection, is a no-no.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15802,"featured_media":4822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3255],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2872],"class_list":["post-3532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why your homebuyers should never skip the home inspection - RealTrends - Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The market has changed and waiving contingencies, like the home inspection, is a no-no. 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