Renters Under 50 Want to Buy a Home!

By |2018-05-16T10:00:12-07:00May 16th, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Millennials, Real Estate, Rent vs. Buy|

Every year, the New York Federal Reserve publishes the results of their Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE). Each survey covers a wide range of topics including inflation, labor market, household finance, credit access and housing. One of the many questions asked in the housing section of the survey was: Assuming you had the financial resources [...]

Homeownership: “A Man Is Not a Complete Man, Unless He Owns a House”

By |2018-05-14T10:00:02-07:00May 14th, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate, Rent vs. Buy|

The famous quote by Walt Whitman, “A man is not a whole and complete man, unless he owns a house and the ground it stands on,” can be used to describe homeownership in America today. The Census revealed that the percentage of homeowners in America has been steadily climbing back up since hitting a 50-year low in 2016. [...]

3 Tips for Making Your Dream of Owning a Home a Reality [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2018-05-11T10:00:24-07:00May 11th, 2018|Categories: Down Payments, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Infographics, Real Estate|

Some Highlights: Setting up an automatic savings plan that saves a small amount of every check is one of the best ways to save without thinking much about it. Living within a budget right now will help you save money for down payments while also paying down other debts that might be holding you back. [...]

5 Ways Tax Reform Has Impacted the 2018 Housing Market

By |2018-05-10T10:00:19-07:00May 10th, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Starting late last year, some predicted that the 2018 tax changes would cripple the housing market. Headlines warned of the potential for double-digit price depreciation and suggested that buyer demand could drop like a rock. There was even sentiment that homeownership could lose its coveted status as a major component of the American Dream.  Now [...]

Real Estate Tops Best Investment Poll for 5th Year Running

By |2020-05-15T13:36:57-07:00May 9th, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate, Rent vs. Buy|

Every year, Gallup surveys Americans to determine their choice for the best long-term investment. Respondents are given a choice between real estate, stocks/mutual funds, gold, savings accounts/CDs, or bonds. For the fifth year in a row, real estate has come out on top as the best long-term investment! This year’s results showed that 34% of [...]

50% of Homes Sold in 30 Days in March [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2018-05-04T10:00:38-07:00May 4th, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Infographics, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Some Highlights: The National Association of REALTORS® recently surveyed their members for their Confidence Index. The REALTORS® Confidence Index is a key indicator of housing market strength based on a monthly survey sent to over 50,000 real estate practitioners. Practitioners are asked about their expectations for home sales, prices and market conditions. Homes sold in [...]

4 Reasons Why Today’s Housing Market is NOT 2006 All Over Again

By |2020-05-15T13:36:57-07:00May 3rd, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, Real Estate|

With home prices rising again this year, some are concerned that we may be repeating the 2006 housing bubble that caused families so much pain when it collapsed. Today’s market is quite different than the bubble market of twelve years ago. There are four key metrics that explain why: Home Prices Mortgage Standards Mortgage Debt [...]

This Just In: Data Says May is the Best Month to Sell Your Home

By |2018-05-02T10:00:45-07:00May 2nd, 2018|Categories: For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, Real Estate|

According to a newly released study by ATTOM Data Solutions, selling your home in the month of May will net you an average of 5.9% above estimated market value for your home. For the study, ATTOM performed an “analysis of 14.7 million home sales from 2011 to 2017” and found the average seller premium achieved [...]