The Dangers of “Tight Mortgage Credit” Headlines

By |2020-05-15T13:37:09-07:00November 11th, 2016|Categories: Down Payments, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

The availability of mortgage credit is not at the same level that it was during the boom in housing (2005), and that’s good news. However, the constant headlines which talk about “tight credit” are causing some potential home buyers to doubt their ability to purchase. We want to rectify the misconception of what is required [...]

The Truth About Housing Affordability

By |2016-11-10T11:00:29-07:00November 10th, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Real Estate|

From a purely economic perspective, this is one of the best times in American history to buy a home. Black Night Financial Services discusses this in their most recent Monthly Mortgage Monitor.Here are two of the report’s revelations:The average U.S. home value increased by $13,500 from last year, but low interest rates have kept the [...]

NAR Reports Show Now Is a Great Time to Sell!

By |2016-11-07T11:00:05-07:00November 7th, 2016|Categories: For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Real Estate|

We all realize that the best time to sell anything is when demand is high and the supply of that item is limited. The last two major reports issued by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed information that suggests that now continues to be a great time to sell your house.Let’s look at the data covered [...]

Think All Millennials Live in Their Parent's Basement? Think Again!

By |2020-05-15T13:37:09-07:00November 3rd, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Millennials, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

According to the Census Bureau, millennials have overtaken baby boomers as the largest generation in U.S. History. Millennials, or America's youth born between 1982-2000, now represent more than one quarter of the nation’s population, totaling 83.1 million.There has been a lot of talk about how, as a generation, millennials have ‘failed to launch’ into adulthood [...]