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Mortgage Rates Dropping
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Investors everywhere have been feeling the tension and difficulties due to stock market drops. However, if you are in the market of buying a home, this can be a great thing to take advantage of. With the Coronavirus concerns and global trade uncertainties, the 10-year Treasury note (which influences mortgage rates), has sunk to an all-time... Read More
7 Home Buying Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make
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I’ve rounded up some tips to help you avoid some of the most common home buyer mistakes. If you need any additional help please feel free to contact me directly! Not getting a pre-qualification letter. Before starting the home search, you should get in contact with a lender and get pre-qualified. This will show you... Read More
Why Your Home Isn’t Selling
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Have you had your home up for sale for a while and haven’t gotten many offers? Here are 9 reasons why your home may not be selling in this market. Overpricing or overvaluing your property. Simply stated, if your home is overpriced it isn’t going to sell. You can remedy this by looking at comparable... Read More
Are Millennials The Key To Future Housing Demand?
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Housing demand has been taking some hits lately with rising home prices, higher interest rates, lack of affordable inventory, and lingering student loan debt, but millennials may be the key to where it goes in the near future. The tough conditions for buyers in the market that may be slowing demand have mostly been balanced... Read More
Buyers Searching Longer To Find Homes
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), being highly interested in understanding buyers and buying trends, generates a Housing Trends Report (HTR) based on national polls to track prospective home buyers’ perceptions about the availability and affordability of homes for sale in their markets. Their results for the 2nd Quarter of 2018 showed some interesting... Read More
Rates Stopped Climbing Last Week, Could Provide Some Help
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Mortgage rates have been steadily climbing for some time, but finally saw a modest dip last week, and if they can stay stable for a bit or drop even lower, it could provide some welcome support to home sales. The average 30 year fixed rate reversed course and dropped half a point to 4.59% for... Read More
Homeowners Seeing Big Equity Gains
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As home values have risen, so has owner equity. For most homeowners, the equity in a property is one of the foundations of building long term wealth, and a major reason Americans seek to own vs. rent. At a time when price appreciation continues to climb, those who own are seeing big equity gains, and... Read More
With Homebuyers Facing Challenges, Where Will Prices Go?
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Home buyers face an uphill battle vs. rates, prices, and inventories, but demand is strong. The question has been asked a lot lately – is this another bubble? If so, is it going to burst? Will home prices actually drop?? Not according to the top housing market economists. It’s no secret that there are some... Read More
Americans’ Optimism About Housing Hits New High
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In case you (somehow?) haven’t heard – the housing market is doing well. Apparently most of us have heard, and enough people are feeling good about real estate’s near term outlook that the national Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) has hit a new all time high. Like many other economic indexes, the HPSI takes survey... Read More
Spring Season, Rising Rates Driving Buyer Traffic
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Spring is always a big season for real estate. Buyers come out of their long winter hibernation, check that they didn’t see their shadows, and agree all together that it’s time to shop for homes. The weather is nicer, flowers are blooming, and front yard marketing pictures of listings are looking great. Buyers also know... Read More
