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Home Is Where The Heart Is

By |March 3rd, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Yesterday, we discussed the reasons why homeownership makes sense, financially. Today we wanted to touch on the emotional or ‘real’ reasons that many Americans strive to become homeowners.  The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University performs [...]

One More Time, Real Estate is a Great Investment

By |March 2nd, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

In a recent blog post on Marginal Revolution, economist Alex Tabarrok discussed homeownership as an investment. Here is what Mr. Tabarrok had to say: “Housing is overrated as a financial investment. First, it’s not good [...]

Existing Home Sales Inch Up In January [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |February 26th, 2016|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Infographics, Real Estate|

Some Highlights: Existing Home Sales rose to an annual rate of 5.47 million, representing an 11% increase year-over-year. Inventory levels remain below the 6-month supply needed for a normal market at a 4.0-month supply. Lawrence [...]

Low Inventory Causes Home Prices to Accelerate

By |February 25th, 2016|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Pricing, Real Estate|

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their latest Quarterly Metro Home Price report earlier this month. The report revealed that home prices are not only continuing to rise but that the increases are accelerating. [...]

Mortgage Rates Again at Historic Lows

By |February 24th, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Just two weeks ago, we posted an article discussing where mortgage interest rates may be heading over the next twelve months. We quoted projections from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Mortgage Bankers’ Association and the [...]