Buyer Advice and Aid Update: Your 6 Month Mortgage Rate Forecast
Buyer Advice and Aid What You Need to Know About Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) What You Need to Know About Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) Whether it is your first time or your fifth, it is always important to know all the facts when it comes to buying a home. With the large number of mortgage programs available that allow buyers to purchase homes with down payments below 20%, you […]
Buyer Advice and Aid Why Is So Much Paperwork Required to Get a Mortgage? Why Is So Much Paperwork Required to Get a Mortgage? When buying a home today, why is there so much paperwork mandated by the lenders for a mortgage loan application? It seems like they need to know everything about you. Furthermore, it requires three separate sources to validate each and every entry on the application form. Many buyers […]
Seller Advice 5 Reasons to Sell Your House This Summer 5 Reasons to Sell Your House This Summer Here are 5 compelling reasons listing your home for sale this summer makes sense. 1. Demand Is Strong The latest Buyer Traffic Index  from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that buyer demand remains strong throughout the vast majority of the country. These buyers are ready, willing, and able to […]
Money & You Top 4 Renovations for the Greatest Return on Investment Top 4 Renovations for the Greatest Return on Investment! [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights: If you are planning on listing your house for sale this year, these four home improvement projects will net you the most Return on Investment (ROI). Minor renovations can go a long way toward improving the quality of your everyday life and/or impressing potential buyers. […]
Seller Advice 3 Reasons You Shouldn’t FSBO
Real Estate Trends Time for Your Dream Home, Gen X! Time for Your Dream Home, Gen X! During the housing market crash, Gen X homeowners lost more wealth than other generations. However, things are changing now! A strong economy, increasing home prices, and the recovery of the housing market are helping this generation to regain their lost wealth. According to Pew Research Center, “Their fortunes have rebounded […]
Real Estate Trends 3 Things to Know in the Housing Market Today! 3 Things to Know in the Housing Market Today! A lot is happening in the world, and it’s having a direct impact on the housing market. The reality is this: some of it is positive and some of it may be negative. Some we just don’t know yet. The following three areas of the housing […]
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Buyer Advice and Aid 2 Myths Holding Back Home Buyers 2 Myths Holding Back Home Buyers Freddie Mac recently released a report entitled, “Perceptions of Down Payment Consumer Research.” Their research revealed that, “For many prospective homebuyers, saving for a down payment is the largest barrier to achieving the goal of homeownership. Part of the challenge for those planning to purchase a home is their perception of how much they will […]
Buyer Advice and Aid What is the Cost of Waiting Until Next Year to Buy? What is the Cost of Waiting Until Next Year to Buy? [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights: The “cost of waiting to buy” is defined as the additional funds necessary to buy a home if prices & interest rates were to increase over a period of time. Freddie Mac forecasts interest rates to rise to 4.5% by the Q4 2020. […]
Real Estate Trends What is Important to Boomers when Selling their House? What is Important to Boomers when Selling their House? If you are a “baby boomer” (born between 1946 and 1964), you may be thinking about selling your current home. Your children may have finally moved out. Your large, four-bedroom house with three bathrooms no longer fits the bill. Taxes are too high. Utilities are too […]
Money & You EXPERTS AGREE: “Home Prices Will Rise This Year!”
Reasons to Invest in Real Estate The Feeling You Get from Owning Your Home The Feeling You Get from Owning Your Home We often talk about the financial reasons why buying a home makes sense. But, more often than not, the emotional reasons are the more powerful and compelling ones. No matter what shape or size your living space is, the concept and feeling of home can mean different […]
Money & You How Home Ownership Delivers Unsurpassed Family Wealth How Homeownership Delivers Unsurpassed Family Wealth There are many financial benefits to homeownership, but probably none more important than its ability to create family wealth. How Housing Matters is a joint project of the Urban Land Institute and the MacArthur Foundation. It is an online resource for research and information on how homeownership contributes to individual and community success. […]
Buyer Advice and Aid 4 Reasons to Buy A Home This Summer 4 Reasons to Buy A Home This Summer Here are four reasons to consider buying today instead of waiting. 1. Prices Will Continue to Rise CoreLogic’s latest U.S. Home Price Insights reports that home prices have appreciated by 3.7% over the last 12 months. The same report predicts that prices will continue to increase at a rate of […]
Money & You TOP 5 Reasons to Own a Home
Buyer Advice and Aid The Ultimate Truth about Housing Affordability The Ultimate Truth about Housing Affordability There have been many headlines decrying an “affordability crisis” in the residential real estate market. While it is true that buying a home is less affordable than it had been over the last ten years, we need to understand why and what that means. On a monthly basis, the National […]
Real Estate Trends Multi-generational Homes Are on the Rise Multigenerational Homes Are on the Rise As loved ones start to get older, we start to wonder: how long will they be able to live alone? Will they need someone there to help them with daily life? There’s a reason to ask those questions now more than ever, as the average age in the U.S. […]
Seller Advice 2 Things You Need to Know to Properly Price Your Home 2 Things You Need to Know to Properly Price Your Home In today’s housing market, home prices are increasing at a slower pace (3.7%) than they have over the last eight years (6-7%). However, they are still are above historical norms. Low supply of listed homes and high demand from buyers has pushed prices to […]
Money & You To Stage… or Not to Stage? That is the Question! The Impact Staging Your Home Has On Your Sale Price [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights: The National Association of Realtors surveyed their members & released the findings of their Profile of Home Staging. 62% of seller’s agents say that staging a home decreases the amount of time a home spends on the market. 50% of staged homes saw a 1-10% […]