Home Prices Up 6.34% Across the Country! [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2018-11-30T11:00:55-07:00November 30th, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Infographics, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, Real Estate|

Some Highlights: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently released their latest Quarterly Home Price Index report. In the report, home prices are compared both regionally and by state. Based on the latest numbers, if you plan on relocating to another state, waiting to move may end up costing you more!

Further Proof It’s NOT 2008 All Over Again

By |2018-11-29T11:00:21-07:00November 29th, 2018|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Real Estate|

Home sales numbers are leveling off, the rate of price appreciation has slowed to more historically normal averages, and inventory is finally increasing. We are headed into a more normal housing market. However, some are seeing these adjustments as red flags and are suggesting that we are headed back to the same challenges we experienced [...]

The #1 Reason to Not Wait Until Spring to Sell Your House

By |2018-11-27T11:00:42-07:00November 27th, 2018|Categories: For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate, Selling Myths|

Many sellers believe that spring is the best time to place their homes on the market because buyer demand traditionally increases at that time of year, but what they don’t realize is that if every homeowner believes the same thing, then that is when they will have the most competition! The #1 Reason to List [...]

Buyers: Don’t Be Surprised by Closing Costs!

By |2018-11-26T11:00:12-07:00November 26th, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Many homebuyers think that saving for their down payment is enough to buy the house of their dreams, but what about the closing costs that are required to obtain a mortgage? By law, a homebuyer will receive a loan estimate from their lender 3 days after submitting their loan application and they should receive a [...]

Will Your Side Hustle Buy You a House This Year?

By |2018-11-21T11:00:30-07:00November 21st, 2018|Categories: Buying Myths, Down Payments, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Millennials, Real Estate|

The top concern for most first-time home buyers is their ability to save for a down payment. According to a new survey, 36% of millennials took on a second job to make their dreams of homeownership a reality in 2017.  Among millennials with incomes over $100,000 a year, the top ways to come up with [...]

Females Are Making It a Priority to Invest in Real Estate!

By |2020-05-15T13:36:51-07:00November 20th, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Millennials, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Everyone wants a place to call home; a place that gives them a sense of security. We are currently seeing major interest from females who want to achieve this dream, and the numbers are proving it! In 2018, for the second year in a row, single female buyers accounted for 18% of all buyers. In [...]

Wage Increases Make Home Buying More Affordable

By |2018-11-15T11:00:41-07:00November 15th, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Everyone knows that housing affordability has been negatively impacted by rising prices and increasing mortgage rates, but there is another piece to the affordability equation – wages. How much a family earns obviously impacts how easy or difficult it is for them to afford to own a home. Because of an improving economy, wages are [...]

Home Sellers in Q3 Netted $61K at Resale

By |2018-11-14T11:00:35-07:00November 14th, 2018|Categories: For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

According to a recent report by ATTOM Data Solutions, home sellers who sold their homes in the third quarter of 2018 benefited from rising home prices and netted an average of $61,232. This is the highest average price gain since the second quarter of 2007 and represents a 32% return on the original purchase prices. [...]