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What Is the #1 Financial Benefit of Homeownership?

By |March 16th, 2021|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Real Estate|

There are many financial and non-financial benefits of homeownership, and the greatest financial one is wealth creation. Homeownership has always been the first rung on the ladder that leads to forming household wealth. As Freddie [...]

How to Make a Winning Offer on a Home

By |March 15th, 2021|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Today’s homebuyers are faced with a strong sellers’ market, which means there are a lot of active buyers competing for a relatively low number of available homes. As a result, it’s essential to understand how [...]

How to Be a Competitive Buyer in Today’s Housing Market [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |March 12th, 2021|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Infographics, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Some Highlights With so few houses for sale today, it’s important to be prepared when you’re ready to buy a home. Meeting with your lender early, knowing your must-haves and nice-to-haves, preparing for a bidding [...]

Will the Housing Market Bloom This Spring?

By |March 11th, 2021|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Interest Rates, New Construction, Pricing, Real Estate|

Spring is almost here, and many are wondering what it will bring for the housing market. Even though the pandemic continues on, it’s certain to be very different from the spring we experienced at this [...]

6 Simple Graphs Proving This Is Nothing Like Last Time

By |March 10th, 2021|Categories: Distressed Properties, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Interest Rates, Pricing, Real Estate|

Last March, many involved in the residential housing industry feared the market would be crushed under the pressure of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. Instead, real estate had one of its best years ever. Home sales and [...]

How Upset Should You Be about 3% Mortgage Rates?

By |March 9th, 2021|Categories: Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Last Thursday, Freddie Mac announced that their 30-year fixed mortgage rate was over 3% (3.02%) for the first time since last July. That news dominated real estate headlines that day and the next. Articles talked [...]