For Buyers

Keys to Success for First-Time Homebuyers

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Buying your first home is an exciting decision and a major milestone that has the power to change your life for the better. As a first-time homebuyer, it’s a vision you can…

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Today’s Real Estate Market: The ‘Unicorns’ Have Galloped Off

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Comparing real estate metrics from one year to another can be challenging in a normal housing market. That’s due to possible variability in the market making the comparison less meaningful or accurate….

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Owning a Home Helps Protect Against Inflation

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You’re probably feeling the impact of high inflation every day as prices have gone up on groceries, gas, and more. If you’re a renter, you’re likely experiencing it a lot as your…

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Why Buying a Vacation Home Beats Renting One This Summer

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For many of us, visiting the same vacation spot every year is a summer tradition that’s fun, relaxing, and restful. If that sounds like you, now’s the time to think about your…

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Why Buyers Need an Expert Agent by Their Side

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The process of buying a home can feel a bit intimidating, even under normal circumstances. But today’s market is still anything but normal. There continues to be a very limited number of…

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The Impact of Changing Mortgage Rates [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Some Highlights If you’re looking to buy a home, you should know even a small change in mortgage rates has an impact on your purchasing power. These charts show how rates generally…

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What You Need To Know About Home Price News

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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) will release its latest Existing Home Sales Report tomorrow. The information it contains on home prices may cause some confusion and could even generate some troubling…

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The Worst Home Price Declines Are Behind Us

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If you’re following the news today, you may feel a bit unsure about what’s happening with home prices and fear whether or not the worst is yet to come. That’s because today’s…

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Homeowners Have Incredible Equity To Leverage Right Now

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Even though home prices have moderated over the last year, many homeowners still have an incredible amount of equity. But what is equity? In the simplest terms, equity is the difference between…

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The Worst Home Price Declines Are Behind Us [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Some Highlights While home prices vary by local area, they’ve already hit their low point nationally, and now they’re starting to rise again. Last July, prices started to decline, but around February,…

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The Worst of the Home Price Declines Is Behind Us [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Some Highlights While home prices vary by local area, they’ve already hit their low point nationally, and now they’re starting to rise again. Last July, prices started to decline, but around February,…

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Why Today’s Housing Market Is Not About To Crash

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There’s been some concern lately that the housing market is headed for a crash. And given some of the affordability challenges in the housing market, along with a lot of recession talk…

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It May Be Time To Consider a Newly Built Home

20230508 it may be time to consider a newly built home

If you’re looking to buy a house, you may find today’s limited supply of homes available for sale challenging. When housing inventory is as low as it is right now, it can…

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How Homeowners Win When They Downsize

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Downsizing has long been a popular option when homeowners reach retirement age. But there are plenty of other life changes that could make downsizing worthwhile. Homeowners who have experienced a change in…

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Why Buying a Home Makes More Sense Than Renting Today

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Wondering if you should continue renting or if you should buy a home this year? If so, consider this. Rental affordability is still a challenge and has been for years. That’s because,…

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Ways To Overcome Affordability Challenges in Today’s Housing Market [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Some Highlights With so few homes on the market right now, widening the scope of your search to include nearby areas could help you find more options in your budget. You can…

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4 Tips for Making Your Best Offer on a Home

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Are you planning to buy a home this spring? Though things are more balanced than they were at the height of the pandemic, it’s still a sellers’ market. So, when you find…

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Could a Multigenerational Home Be the Right Fit for You?

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During the pandemic, many of us reexamined the meaning of home for ourselves and our loved ones. Today, that can be seen in the recent rise in multigenerational households. According to Jessica…

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Is It Really Better To Rent Than To Own a Home Right Now?

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You may have seen reports in the news recently saying it’s better to rent right now than it is to own your home. But before you let that impact your decisions, you…

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What You Should Know About Rising Mortgage Rates

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After steadily falling over the winter, mortgage rates have started to rise in recent weeks. This is concerning to some potential homebuyers as the combination of higher mortgage rates and higher prices…

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