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07/08/21
Selling Your House? Make Sure You Price it Right. There’s no denying we’re in a sellers’ market. With low inventory and high buyer demand, homes today are selling above the... |
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07/07/21
The Truths Young Homebuyers Need to Hear For many young or first-time homebuyers, purchasing a home can feel intimidating. A recent survey shows some homebuyers... |
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07/06/21
A Look at Home Price Appreciation through 2025 Home prices have increased significantly over the last year, which in turn has grown the net worth of homeowners.... |
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07/05/21
Home Builders Ramp Up Construction Based on Demand If you’re thinking of buying a home, there really is no time like the present. With today’s low mortgage rates, you have a great... |
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07/01/21
Are We in a Housing Bubble? Experts Say No. The question of whether the real estate market is a bubble ready to pop seems to be dominating a lot of conversations—and... |
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06/30/21
What Do Experts See on the Horizon for the Second Half of This Year As we move into the latter half of the year, questions about what’s to come are top of mind for buyers and sellers. Near... |
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06/29/21
What to Expect as Appraisal Gaps Grow In today’s real estate market, low inventory and high demand are driving up home prices. As many as 54% of homes are getting... |
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06/28/21
Save Time and Effort by Selling with an Agent Selling a house is a time-consuming process—especially if you decide to do it on your own, known as a For Sale By Owner... |
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06/25/21
Homebuyers: Hang in There (Infographic) |
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06/24/21
Demand for Vacation Homes Is Still Strong The pandemic created a tremendous interest in vacation homes across the country. Throughout the last year, many people... |
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06/23/21
Homeowner Wealth Increases Through Growing Equity This Year Building financial wealth and stability remains one of the top reasons Americans choose to own a home, and as a homeowner... |
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06/22/21
Pre-Approval Makes All the Difference When Buying a Home You may have been told that it’s important to get pre-approved at the beginning of the homebuying process, but what does... |
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06/21/21
5 Things Homebuyers Need to Know When Making an Offer When it comes to buying a house, you’re looking for the perfect place to call home. The problem is, in today’s market there just aren’t that many... |
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06/17/21
Housing Wealth: The Missing Piece of the Affordability Equation The real estate market is soaring today. Residential home values are rising, and that’s a big win for homeowners.... |
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06/16/21
Don't Wait to Sell Your House We’re in the ultimate sellers’ market right now. If you’re a homeowner thinking about selling, you have a huge advantage in today’s housing market. High buyer demand paired with... |
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06/15/21
Hope Is on the Horizon for Today's Housing Shortage The major challenge in today’s housing market is that there are more buyers looking to purchase than there are homes... |
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06/14/21
The Right Expert Will Guide You Through this Unprecedented Market In a normal market, it’s good to have an experienced guide coaching you through the process of buying or selling a home.... |
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06/10/21
Why This Is Not Like 2008 Again During the Great Recession, just over a decade ago, the financial systems the world depended on started to collapse. It created... |
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06/09/21
Home Price Appreciation Is as Simple as Supply and Demand Home price appreciation continues to accelerate. Today, prices are driven by the simple concept of supply and demand.... |
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06/07/21
Why You May Want to Cash in on Your Second Home When stay-at-home mandates were enforced last year, many households realized their homes didn’t really fulfill their new... |
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06/03/21
Dreaming of a Bigger Home? Why Not Buy It This Year? Are you clamoring for extra rooms or a more functional floorplan in your house? Maybe it’s time to make a move. If you’ll be able... |
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06/02/21
What's Motivating People to Move Right Now? This year, Americans are moving for a variety of reasons. The health crisis has truly reshaped our lifestyles and our needs.... |
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06/01/21
6 Reasons to Celebrate National Homeownership Month Our homes are so much more than the houses we live in. For many, they’ve also become our workplaces, schools for... |
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05/26/21
Buying a Home Is Still Affordable The last year has put emphasis on the importance of one’s home. As a result, some renters are making the jump into homeownership while some homeowners are re-evaluating... |
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05/25/21
Where Do Experts Say the Housing Market Is Heading? As we enter the middle of 2021, many are wondering if we’ll see big changes in the housing market during the second half of... |
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05/24/21
3 Things to Prioritize When Selling Your House Today’s housing market is full of unprecedented opportunities. High buyer demand paired with record-low housing inventory... |
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05/20/21
Should I Move or Refinance? The level of equity homeowners have is at an all-time high. According to the U.S. Census, over 38% of owner-occupied homes are owned free and clear, meaning they don’t... |
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05/18/21
Americans See Real Estate as a Better Investment than Stocks or Gold Last month, in a post on the Liberty Street Economics blog, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York noted that Americans... |
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05/17/21
Don't Forget to Budget for Closing Costs When buying a home, it’s important to have a budget and make sure you plan ahead for certain homebuying expenses. Saving... |
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05/11/21
Experts Say Home Prices Will Continue to Appreciate It’s clear that consumers are concerned about how quickly home values are rising. Many people fear the speed of appreciation... |
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05/06/21
Why Waiting to Buy a Home Could Cost You a Small Fortune Many people are sitting on the fence trying to decide if now’s the time to buy a home. Some are renters who have a strong... |
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05/05/21
Are Interest Rates Expected to Rise over the Next Year? So far this year, mortgage rates continue to hover around 3%, encouraging many hopeful homebuyers to enter the housing... |
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05/04/21
4 Big Incentives for Homeowners to Sell Now The housing market keeps sailing along. The only headwind that could take it off course is the lack of inventory for sale... |
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05/03/21
Americans Find the Nonfinancial Benefits of Homeownership Most Valuable Homeownership is a foundational part of the American Dream. As we look back on more than a year of sheltering... |
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04/29/21
Is Home Price Appreciation Accelerating Again? At the beginning of the year, industry forecasts called for home price appreciation to slow to about half of the double-digit... |
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04/28/21
Patience Is the Key to Buying a Home This Year The question many homebuyers are facing this year is, “Why is it so hard to find a house?” We’re in the ultimate sellers’ market... |
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04/27/21
Will the Housing Market Maintain Its Momentum? Last week’s "Existing Home Sales Report" from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows sales have dropped... |
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04/26/21
4 Tips to Maximize the Sale of Your House Homeowners ready to make a move are definitely in a great position to sell today. Housing inventory is incredibly low... |
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04/22/21
Don't Be Fooled by Remarkable Real Estate Headlines Don’t be impressed by the headlines reporting year-over-year housing numbers for the next several months... |
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04/21/21
Planning to Move? You Can Still Secure a Low Mortgage Rate on Your Next Home This year, mortgage rates have started to slowly climb above recent record-breaking lows. Many homeowners planning... |
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04/20/21
82,338 Great Reasons to Buy a Home Today The financial benefits of buying a home as compared to renting one are always up for debate. However, one element... |
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04/19/21
How Much Time Do You Need to Save for a Down Payment? One of the biggest hurdles homebuyers face is saving for a down payment. As you’re budgeting and planning... |
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04/14/21
93% of Americans Believe a Home Is a Better Investment Than Stock A recent Survey of Consumer Finances study released by the Federal Reserve reveals the net worth of homeowners is... |
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04/08/21
Homeownership Is Full of Financial Benefits A Fannie Mae survey recently revealed some of the most highly-rated benefits of homeownership, which continue to be key... |
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04/07/21
Latest Jobs Report: What Does It Mean for You & the Housing Market Last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a very encouraging jobs report. The economy gained 916,000 jobs... |
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04/06/21
Don't Sell on Your Own Just Because It's a Sellers' Market In a sellers’ market, some homeowners might be tempted to try to sell their house on their own... |
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04/01/21
There's No Reason to Panic over Today's Lending Standards Today, some are afraid the real estate market is starting to look a lot like it did in 2006, just prior to the housing crash... |
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03/31/21
Is Homeownership Still Considered Part of the American Dream? Since the birth of our nation, homeownership has always been considered a major piece of the American Dream... |
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03/30/21
How a Change in Mortgage Rate Impacts Your Homebuying Budget Mortgage rates are on the rise this year, but they’re still incredibly low compared to the historic average. However... |
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03/29/21
What it Means to Be in a Sellers' Market If you’ve given even a casual thought to selling your house in the near future, this is the time to really think seriously... |
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03/25/21
Buyer & Seller Perks in Today's Housing Market Right now, the housing market is full of outstanding opportunities for both buyers and sellers... |
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03/24/21
Why You Should Think About Listing Prices Like an Auction's Reserve Price For generations, the homebuying process never really changed. The seller would try to estimate the market value of the home... |
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03/23/21
Should We Fear the Surge in Cash-out Refinances? Freddie Mac recently released their Quarterly Refinance Statistics report which covers refinances through 2020... |
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03/18/21
To Renovate or Not to Renovate Before You Sell When thinking about selling, homeowners often feel they need to get their house ready with some remodeling to make it... |
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03/17/21
What Is the Strongest Tailwind to Today's Recovering Economy? Last year started off with a bang. Unemployment was under 4%, forecasters were giddy with their projections for the economy... |
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03/16/21
What Is the #1 Financial Benefit of Homeownership There are many financial and non-financial benefits of homeownership, and the greatest financial one is... |
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03/15/21
How to Make a Winning Offer on a Home Today’s homebuyers are faced with a strong sellers’ market, which means there are a lot of active buyers competing... |
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03/12/21
How to Be a Competitive Buyer in Today's Housing Market (Infographic) |
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03/11/21
Will the Housing Market Bloom This Spring? Spring is almost here, and many are wondering what it will bring for the housing market. Even though the pandemic continues... |
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03/10/21
6 Simple Graphs Proving This Is Nothing Like Last Time Last March, many involved in the residential housing industry feared the market would be crushed under the pressure... |
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03/09/21
How Upset Should You Be about 3% Mortgage Rates? This month, Freddie Mac announced that their 30-year fixed mortgage rate was over 3% (3.02%) for the first time since... |
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03/08/21
5 Reasons to Sell Your house This Spring When selling a house, most homeowners hope for a quick and profitable transaction that puts them in a position to make... |
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03/04/21
Is It a Good Time to Sell My House? Last year, many homeowners thought twice about selling their houses due to the onset of the health crisis. This year, however, homeowners are beginning to regain their confidence... |
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03/03/21
How Smart Is It to Buy a Home Today? Whether you’re buying your first home or selling your current house, if your needs are changing and you think you need to move, the decision can be complicated... |
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03/02/21
Home Prices: What Happened in 2020? What will Happen This Year? The real estate market was on fire during the second half of 2020. Buyer demand was way up, and... |
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03/01/21
What Are the Benefits of a 20% Down Payment? If you’re thinking of buying a home this year, you may be wondering how much money you need to come up with... |
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02/24/21
How much Leverage Do Today's House Sellers Have? The housing market has been scorching hot over the last twelve months. Buyers and their high demand have far outnumbered... |
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02/23/21
The Reason Mortgage Rates Are Projected to Increase and What It Means for You We’re currently experiencing historically low mortgage rates. Over the last fifty years... |
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02/22/21
Where Have All the Houses Gone? In today’s housing market, it seems harder than ever to find a home to buy. Before the health crisis hit us a year ago... |
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02/18/21
Will Low Mortgage Rates Continue through 2021? With mortgage interest rates hitting record lows so many times recently, some are wondering... |
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02/17/21
3 Ways Home Equity Can Have a Major Impact on Your Life There have been a lot of headlines reporting on how homeowner equity (the difference between the current market value... |
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02/15/21
3 Ways You’ll Win WhenYou Buy a Home this Year There are so many great reasons to purchase a home, and over the past year, we’ve realized more of them than we ever... |
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02/10/21
The Luxury Market is Attracting Buyers in 2021 As more people continue to identify their changing needs this year, some are turning to the upscale housing sector for more... |
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02/09/21
3 Reasons We’re Definitely Not in a Housing Bubble Home values appreciated by about ten percent in 2020, and they’re forecast to appreciate by about five percent this year... |
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02/08/21
6 Foundational Benefits of Homeownership Today Over the past year, our homes have become an integral part of our lives more than ever. They’re much more than the houses... |
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02/04/21
Why Owning a Home Is a Powerful Financial Decision In today’s housing market, there are clear financial benefits to owning a home: increasing equity, the chance to build your... |
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02/03/21
Do I Really Need a 20% Down Payment to Buy a Home? Is the idea of saving for a down payment holding you back from buying a home right now? You may be eager to take advantage... |
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02/02/21
Want to Build Wealth? Buy a Home This Year. Every year, households across the country make the decision to rent for another year or take the leap... |
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02/01/21
Turn to an Expert for the Best Advice, Not Perfect Advice As we approach the anniversary of the hardships we’ve faced through this pandemic and the subsequent recession... |
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01/28/21
What Record-Low Housing Inventory Means for You The real estate market is expected to do very well in 2021, with mortgage rates that are hovering at historic lows and... |
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01/26/21
What’s the Difference Between an Appraisal and a Home Inspection? If you’re planning to buy a home, an appraisal is an important step in the process. It’s a professional evaluation of the market... |
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01/25/21
Why Moving May Be Just the Boost You Need As we look back over the past year, we’ve certainly lived through one of the most stressful periods in recent history... |
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01/20/21
Owning a Home Is Still More Affordable Than Renting One If spending more time at home over the past year is making you really think hard about buying a home instead of... |
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01/19/21
Should I Wait for Lower Mortgage Interest Rates? Historically low mortgage rates are a big motivator for homebuyers right now. In 2020 alone, rates hit new... |
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01/18/21
How to Make the Dream of Homeownership a Reality This Year In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired a powerful movement with his famous “I Have a Dream” speech... |
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01/14/21
Why Right Now May Be the Time to Sell Your House The housing market made an incredible recovery in 2020 and is now positioned for an even stronger year in 2021... |
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01/12/21
4 Reasons People Are Buying Homes in 2021 According to many experts, the real estate market is expected to continue growing in 2021, and it’s largely driven... |
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01/11/21
What Does 2021 Have in Store for Home Values? According to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Insights Report, nationwide home values increased... |
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01/07/21
Is This the Year to Sell My House? If one of the questions you’re asking yourself is “Should I sell my house this year?”, consumer sentiment about selling today should boost your confidence in the right direction.... |
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01/06/21
The Importance of Home Equity in Building Wealth The housing market recovery coming into the new year has been nothing short of remarkable. Many experts agree... |
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01/05/21
Why Not to Wait Until Spring to Make a Move The housing market recovery coming into the new year has been nothing short of remarkable. Many experts agree... |
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01/04/21
3 Must-Do’s When Selling Your House This Year It’s exciting to put a house on the market and to think about making new memories in new spaces. However, despite the... |
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