Real Estate Professionals
Your mortgage rate depends on your own financial portfolio and the home you plan to buy. But that’s not all. Mortgage rates also reflect movements in the U.S. housing market and the global economy — which is why they’re in constant flux. Economy – The global financial picture drives all interest rates, including mortgage rates Lender pipeline – The amount […]
HUD Announces New FHA Condo Financing Rules! The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is expected to release updated guidance tomorrow on FHA-insured condominium financing. The new rules should benefit your real estate clients and customers by allowing more buyers to obtain low down-payment mortgages on affordable housing options. Specifically, the new rules will: […]
The Ultimate Truth About Housing Affordability There have been many headlines decrying an “affordability crisis” in the residential real estate market. While it is true that buying a home is less affordable than it had been over the last ten years, we need to understand why and what that means. On a monthly basis, the National […]
So, you’ve been searching for that perfect house to call ‘home,’ and you’ve finally found it! The price is right, and in such a competitive market, you want to make sure you make a good offer so that you can guarantee that your dream of making this house yours comes true! Below are 4 steps provided by Freddie […]
JOINT CENTER FOR HOUSING STUDIES OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY – 2019 Harvard released its comprehensive study on housing trends and the current state of housing. The report begins with the Executive Summary: With new construction still slow to recover from historic lows, almost 80 percent of the nation’s 137 million homes are now at least 20 […]
Top 15 Home Features That Will Sell Your Home Fast—and for More Cash Lance Lambert | Mar 19, 2019 | Realtor.com It’s one of the (many) high-stakes gambles of homeownership: that awesome new feature or design improvement you’ve been wishin’ and hopin’ (and of course savin’) for might ultimately hurt, not help, your place’s resale […]
14 Garage Organization Ideas Under $50 HouseLogic | by: Jan Soults Walker Easy-to-afford solutions for your tools, sporting and seasonal gear (so you’ll have room for your car, too). If you’ve got a garage, most likely you’ve got waaayyyy more than cars in there. It’s the catch-all place to keep stuff (mostly) out of sight and […]
8 Mistakes to Avoid When Buying and Selling at the Same Time By Jamie Wiebe | Jan 24, 2019 Plenty of people find themselves buying and selling a home simultaneously, but knowing that others have gone through the same stress does not make it one bit easier. After all, the stakes are so high: If […]
8 Unwritten Etiquette Rules Every Home Seller Should Know If you’re trying to sell your home, you’ve probably scrutinized it, staged it, and scrubbed it down from floorboards to rooftop as if the folks from Architectural Digest were stopping by for a cover shoot. OK, so it’s in immaculate shape—but your home isn’t the only […]
5 Big Reasons to Sell Your Home This Year (Because It Could Get Tougher) Rachel Stults | Feb 20, 2019 | Realtor.com It’s no secret that life’s been pretty good to sellers for the past several years. Even if you had no need—or desire—to move, the housing landscape might have seriously tempted you to put […]