Buy Your Dream Home This Year
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The True Cost of Not Owning Your Home
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There are great advantages to owning a home, yet many people continue to rent. The financial benefits are just some of the reasons why homeownership has been a part of the long-standing American dream. Right now, interest rates are near historic lows, it is a great time to take advantage of low rates to maximize your buying power. [...]
2 Myths Holding Back Home Buyers
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2 Myths Holding Back Home Buyers
In a recent article, First American shared how millennials are not really any different from previous generations when it comes to the goal of homeownership; it is still a huge part of their American Dream. The piece, however, also reveals, [...]
Expert Advice: 3 Benefits to Owning a Home
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Expert Advice: 3 Benefits to Owning a Home
Success is something often worth repeating, and Brent Sutherland, a Certified Financial Planner and Real Estate Investor, has certainly made his way in a momentum-driving direction. Here are 3 tips he shares from a recent piece in Business Insider on the benefits of owning real estate:
1. Real estate diversifies your
[...]3 Powerful Reason To Buy Now
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3 Powerful Reasons to Buy a Home Now
Whether you are a first-time buyer or looking to move up to the home of your dreams, now is a great time to buy a home. Here are 3 major reasons to buy today.
1. Affordability
Many people focus solely on price when talking about home affordability. Since home prices have appreciated throughout the past [...]Having A Professional On Your Side Makes A Difference!
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Having a Professional on Your Side Makes All the Difference!
Having a professional on your side does make a difference!
In today’s fast-paced world where answers are a Google search away, there are some who may wonder what the benefits of hiring a real estate professional to help them in their home search are. The truth is, the [...]
Existing Home Sales Slow to Start Spring
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Some Highlights:
- Existing Home Sales slowed to an annual pace of 5.21 million home sales in March.
- Low inventory levels are still impacting home sales! The current month’s supply of homes for sale is 3.9-months.
- Median home prices were up 3.8% over last March at $259,400. This marked the 85thconsecutive month with year-over-year price [...]
What is PMI?
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What You Need to Know About Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)
What is PMI anyway? Whether this 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 can never [...]
Why So Much Paperwork To Get A Mortgage?
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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 [...]
Mid-Year National Market Update
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