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NOT Owning Your Home Can Cost You a Lot of Money!

By |April 2nd, 2018|Categories: Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate, Rent vs. Buy|

Owning a home has great financial benefits, yet many continue to rent! Today, let’s look at the financial reasons why owning a home of your own has been a part of the American Dream for [...]

The Cost of Renting vs. Buying Today [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |March 30th, 2018|Categories: Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Infographics, Real Estate, Rent vs. Buy|

Some Highlights: Historically, the choice between renting or buying a home has been a tough decision. Looking at the percentage of income needed to rent a median-priced home today (28.9%) vs. the percentage needed to [...]

99% of Experts Agree: Home Prices Will Increase

By |March 29th, 2018|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Pricing, Real Estate|

Some believe that the combined effects of the new tax code and rising mortgage rates will have an adverse impact on residential real estate prices in 2018. However, the clear majority of recently surveyed housing [...]

Be Thankful You Don’t Have to Pay Your Parents’ Interest Rate!

By |March 28th, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Interest rates hovered around 4% for the majority of 2017, which gave many buyers relief from rising home prices and helped with affordability. In the first quarter of 2018, rates have increased from 3.95% up [...]

Buyer Demand Still Outpacing the Supply of Homes for Sale

By |March 27th, 2018|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Real Estate|

The price of any item is determined by the supply of that item, as well as market demand. The National Association of REALTORS (NAR) surveys “over 50,000 real estate practitioners about their expectations for home sales, prices and market conditions” for [...]