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How Inflation Affects Mortgage Rates

By |2023-08-03T03:30:00-07:00August 3rd, 2023|Categories: Buying Myths, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

When you read about the housing market in the news, you might see something about a recent decision made by the Federal Reserve (the Fed). But how does this decision affect you and your plans to buy a home? Here's what you need to know.The Fed is trying hard to reduce inflation. And even though [...]

How To Know If You’re Ready to Buy a Home

By |2023-08-02T03:30:00-07:00August 2nd, 2023|Categories: Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Real Estate|

If you’re trying to decide if you’re ready to buy a home, there’s probably a lot on your mind. You’re thinking about your finances, today’s mortgage rates and home prices, the limited supply of homes for sale, and more. And, you’re juggling how all of those things will impact the choice you’ll make.While housing market [...]

Sellers: Don’t Let These Two Things Hold You Back

By |2023-08-01T03:30:00-07:00August 1st, 2023|Categories: Buying Myths, For Buyers, For Sellers, Real Estate, Selling Myths|

Many homeowners thinking about selling have two key things holding them back. That’s feeling locked in by today’s higher mortgage rates and worrying they won’t be able to find something to buy while supply is so low. Let’s dive into each challenge and give you some helpful advice on how to overcome these obstacles.Challenge #1: [...]

Don’t Fall for the Next Shocking Headlines About Home Prices

By |2023-07-25T03:30:00-07:00July 25th, 2023|Categories: Buying Myths, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Pricing, Real Estate|

If you’re thinking of buying or selling a home, one of the biggest questions you have right now is probably: what’s happening with home prices? And it’s no surprise you don’t have the clarity you need on that topic. Part of the issue is how headlines are talking about prices.They’re basing their negative news by [...]

Owning Your Home Helps You Build Wealth

By |2023-07-20T03:30:00-07:00July 20th, 2023|Categories: Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Real Estate, Rent vs. Buy|

You may have heard some people say it’s better to rent than buy a home right now. But, even today, there are lots of good reasons to become a homeowner. One of them is that owning a home is typically viewed as a good long-term investment that helps your net worth grow over time.Homeownership Builds [...]

Home Prices Are Rebounding

By |2023-07-17T03:30:00-07:00July 17th, 2023|Categories: Buying Myths, For Buyers, For Sellers, Pricing, Real Estate, Selling Myths|

If you’re following the news today, you may feel a bit unsure about what’s happening with home prices and fear whether or not the worst is yet to come. That’s because today’s headlines are painting an unnecessarily negative picture. If we take a year-over-year view, home prices did drop some, but that’s because we’re comparing to a ‘unicorn’ year [...]

Two Questions To Ask Yourself if You’re Considering Buying a Home

By |2023-07-05T03:30:00-07:00July 5th, 2023|Categories: Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, Real Estate|

If you’re thinking of buying a home, chances are you’re paying attention to just about everything you hear about the housing market. And you’re getting your information from a variety of channels: the news, social media, your real estate agent, conversations with friends and loved ones, overhearing someone chatting at the local supermarket, the list [...]