Home Is Where The Heart Is

By |2016-03-03T11:00:49-07:00March 3rd, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Yesterday, we discussed the reasons why homeownership makes sense, financially. Today we wanted to touch on the emotional or ‘real’ reasons that many Americans strive to become homeowners.  The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University performs a study every year surveying participants for the reasons that American’s feel are most important in regards to homeownership. The top 4 [...]

One More Time, Real Estate is a Great Investment

By |2020-05-15T13:37:17-07:00March 2nd, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

In a recent blog post on Marginal Revolution, economist Alex Tabarrok discussed homeownership as an investment. Here is what Mr. Tabarrok had to say: “Housing is overrated as a financial investment. First, it’s not good to have a significant share of your wealth locked into a single asset. Diversification is better and it’s easier to [...]