Rising Home Prices Mean Great News for Homeowners Recently there has been a lot of talk about home prices and if they are accelerating too quickly. As we mentioned before, in some areas of the country, seller supply (homes for sale) cannot keep up with t...
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84% of Americans Believe Buying a Home is a Good Financial Decision According to the National Association of Realtors®' 2017 National Housing Pulse Survey, 84% of Americans now believe that purchasing a home is a good financial decision. This is the hig...
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Be Thankful You Don't Have to Pay Mom and Dad's Interest Rate Interest rates have hovered around 4% for the majority of 2017, which has given many buyers relief from rising home prices and has helped with affordability. Experts predict that rates will...
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Financial Planning: 4 Reasons to Buy a House Today Homeownership will always be a part of the American Dream. There are advantages to owning your own home (educational, health, social) that far transcend any economic impact. However, we want to look at s...
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15,014 Homes Sold Yesterday… Did Yours? There are some homeowners that have been waiting for months to get a price they hoped for when they originally listed their house for sale. The only thing they might want to consider is... If it hasn't sold yet, ...
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Measuring Your Ability to Achieve the American Dream Forbes.com recently released the results of their new American Dream Index, in which they measure "the prosperity of the middle class, and…examine which states best support the American Dream." More...
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Thinking of Selling? Now Is the Time to Act If you thought about selling your house this year, now may be the time to do it. The inventory of homes for sale is well below historic norms and buyer demand is skyrocketing. We were still in high school when ...
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Millennials Flock to Low Down Payment Programs A recent report released by Down Payment Resource shows that 65% of first-time homebuyers purchased their homes with a down payment of 6% or less in the month of January. Continued...
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Consumer Confidence in Economy & Housing is Soaring The success of the housing market is strongly tied to the consumer's confidence in the overall economy. For that reason, we believe 2017 will be a great year for real estate. Here is just a touch of the...
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Looking to Move-Up to a Luxury Home? Now's the Time! If your house no longer fits your needs and you are planning on buying a luxury home, now is a great time to do so! We recently shared data from Trulia's Market Mismatch Study which showed that in toda...
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