House Works: Home buying experience needs more transparency

I don’t suppose many homeowners make it to 56 years old without ever having bought a house, but that’s me. Since I still live in the house I built when I was in my 20s, I’ve never had to sift through dozens of prospective property listings, negotiating for price, dealing with agents and lawyers.
All this changed last month when my wife and I got involved helping our daughter, Katherine, and son-in-law, Paul, find their first home.
As an outsider experiencing the reality of buyi