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What Do You Actually Need to Get a Mortgage?

By |2016-01-22T20:46:46-07:00January 21st, 2016|Categories: Down Payments, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Fannie Mae recently released their “What do consumers know about the Mortgage Qualification Criteria?” Study. The study revealed that Americans are misinformed about what is required to qualify for a mortgage when purchasing a home. Here are three takeaways: 59% of Americans either don’t know (54%) or are misinformed (5%) about what FICO score is [...]

Rents Still Skyrocketing

By |2016-01-22T20:46:53-07:00January 20th, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Real Estate|

Zillow recently revealed that the 43 million renter households in the US spent $535 billion on rent in 2015. Aggregate numbers like these often make it difficult to truly assess a situation. For more clarity, we want to share some points that were made in a Wall Street Journal article earlier this month. The article [...]

Are You Wondering What It Takes To Buy Your First Home?

By |2020-05-15T13:37:18-07:00January 19th, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Millennials, Real Estate|

There are many people sitting on the sidelines trying to decide if they should purchase a home or sign a rental lease. Some might wonder if it makes sense to purchase a house before they are married and have a family. Others may think they are too young. And still others might think their current [...]

Thinking of Buying? Selling? 5 Reasons You Need To Hire A Professional

By |2020-05-15T13:37:18-07:00January 18th, 2016|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Real Estate|

Whether you are buying or selling a home, it can be quite an adventurous journey. You need an experienced Real Estate Professional to lead you to your ultimate goal. In this world of instant gratification and internet searches, many sellers think that they can For Sale by Owner or FSBO. The 5 Reasons You NEED [...]

The Most Appealing Aspects of Homeownership

By |2016-01-22T20:48:10-07:00January 14th, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Real Estate|

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) just released their first issue of the Housing Opportunities & Market Experience Survey (HOME). In the report, NAR revealed what Americans believe to be the most appealing aspects of homeownership. Here is a graph showing the results: It is interesting to see that the two most appealing aspects had [...]