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How Do You Know If You’ve Found Your ‘Perfect Match’? [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2020-05-15T13:37:17-07:00February 12th, 2016|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Infographics, Real Estate|

Some Highlights: Every agent brings a different set of skills & specialties to their clients. It is important to find an agent who you can trust to guide you through the entire process step-by-step. Having a conversation about your goals & expectations will not only save you unneeded frustration, but will also make the transaction [...]

This Time “Mr. Wonderful” is just WRONG!!

By |2020-05-15T13:37:18-07:00February 4th, 2016|Categories: For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Millennials, Real Estate|

Recently, on CNBC’s Closing Bell, Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary, also known as “Mr. Wonderful,” said Millennials “don’t give a poo-poo about owning a house.” This thinking couldn’t be further from the truth. Let’s give a few examples to make this point. 1.) In the recent National Housing Market Survey conducted by Fannie Mae, it [...]

Harvard: Why Owning A Home Makes Sense Financially

By |2020-05-15T13:37:18-07:00February 1st, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Real Estate|

We have reported many times that the American Dream of homeownership is alive and well. The personal reasons to own differ for each buyer, with many basic similarities. Eric Belsky, the Managing Director of the Joint Center of Housing Studies at Harvard University expanded on the top 5 financial benefits of homeownership in his paper -The Dream Lives On: the Future [...]

Existing Home Sales Bounce Back [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2016-01-29T11:00:22-07:00January 29th, 2016|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Infographics, Pricing, Real Estate|

Some Highlights: Sales in December were 14.7% higher than those in November, marking the largest month-over-month increase ever recorded. Inventory levels are still below historic norms at 3.9-months supply. Median home price is up 7.6% from last year, marking the 46th consecutive month with year-over-year price gains. Powered by WPeMatico

A Million+ Boomerang Buyers about to Enter Market

By |2020-05-15T13:37:18-07:00January 27th, 2016|Categories: For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Real Estate|

TransUnion recently released the results of a new study titled “The Bubble, the Burst and Now - What Happened to the Consumer?” The study revealed that 1.5 million homeowners that were negatively impacted by the housing crisis could re-enter the housing market in the next three years. TransUnion defined “negatively impacted” as… “…those who were 60+ days [...]

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 [...]