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Home Prices Up 7% from Last Year

By |December 6th, 2017|Categories: Down Payments, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, Real Estate|

According to CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Index, national home prices have appreciated by 7.0% from October 2016 to October 2017. This marks the second month in a row with a 7.0% year-over-year increase. A lack [...]

Why Is There So Much Paperwork Required to Get a Mortgage?

By |December 5th, 2017|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Why is there so much paperwork mandated by the lenders for a mortgage loan application when buying a home today? It seems that they need to know everything about you and requires three separate sources to validate each [...]

Median Days on the Market Drops to 34! [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |December 1st, 2017|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Infographics, Real Estate|

Some Highlights: The National Association of REALTORS® surveyed their members for their Confidence Index. The REALTORS® Confidence Index is a key indicator of housing market strength based on a monthly survey sent to over 50,000 [...]

The Real Reason Home Prices are Increasing

By |November 30th, 2017|Categories: Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, Real Estate|

There are many unsubstantiated theories as to why home values are continuing to increase. From those who are worried that lending standards are again becoming too lenient (data shows this is untrue), to those who [...]

2 Charts That Show the Truth about Home Affordability

By |November 29th, 2017|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate, Rent vs. Buy|

There is a lot of discussion about the current state of housing affordability for both first-time and move-up buyers, and much of the narrative is tarnished with a negative slant. However, the truth is that [...]