How about some great home buying tips!
Buying a home can be nerve-racking, especially if you’re a first-time home buyer. Buyers need a basic overview. This is especially true for first-time home buyers who aren’t familiar with the process. Bear in mind that the steps in the home buying process can vary from state to state, depending on local custom. This home […]
Why this is the year to buy your home?
The last several years have been quite the roller coaster for buyers. Low inventory, rising prices, rising mortgage rates, it hasn’t been easy. Knowing the right time to buy house is just as important in the home buying process as knowing what house you’re going to buy, where you’re going to buy it, and how […]
Is it smart to buy in the Winter?
When the weather outside is frightful, trudging door to door to look at houses might seem like a fool’s errand. Everybody knows spring and summer are the home-buying seasons, and winter is the time when you—and sellers—cool it for a bit and take a break, right? While it’s true that things do slow down in […]
Buying Your First Home.
If you are wondering if you can buy your first home, you have lots of questions about credit scores, down payments, being able to afford a mortgage, what you can afford and much more. Read these links to help you answer those questions and be ready to buy that home! Money Under 30 Guide How […]
Mortgage Rates come down slightly, are borrowers ready to take advantage of this?
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged slightly lower this week. In the housing market, meanwhile, there’s little momentum up or down. Lower rates are a boon to borrowers, but no help if there’s still not enough inventory to satisfy years of pent-up demand. If you are thinking of putting your home on the market, this may […]
Home Prices Continue to Rise, are you and your partner ready to buy a home?
Home Prices Continue to Rise, and More Is Predicted for 2018. Home sellers had it good at the end of last year, racking up profits they hadn’t seen in more than a decade, a new report finds. You are your partner may be thinking of taking advantage of buying a home before prices climb much […]
New Home Owners Survival Guide
It’s finally yours. Your very own home. You can paint the walls whatever you like. Heck, even knock out a wall! There’s no landlord to fight you. But if you’re serious about developing good homeowner habits (so your home makes you richer, not poorer), you’ll use this worksheet the minute you close on your home […]
Making Your New Home, Yours.
Finding a new home is a stressful task that can take weeks, sometimes months.. But when you move in it’s hard for it to feel like ‘yours’ straight away, it can take a while for that feeling of home to really settle in. There’s no doubt that creating a home takes time. Insta-home isn’t really […]
Summer Home Buying Strategies
A lot of people talk about the spring being the most popular home buying season. But with Summer, the days are getting longer. Ice cream truck jingles echo up and down the block. But with the markets being crazy, summer has become the time for people to find their dream home. But there’s no reason […]
Homebuyers are still out there looking for houses, despite rising rates and higher prices.
The homeownership rate rose last year for the first time in 13 years. Rising wages, loosening credit standards and demographic shifts are all creating momentum for owning rather than renting. Fannie Mae made it easier for borrowers to take on more debt in the middle of last year, which coincided with a significant rise in […]
