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Mortgage Rates Dropping

March 11th, 2020
Posted in: Real Estate News
Investors everywhere have been feeling the tension and difficulties due to stock market drops. However, if you are in the market of buying a home, this can be a great thing to take advantage of. With the Coronavirus concerns and global trade uncertainties, the 10-year Treasury note (which influences mortgage rates), has sunk to an all-time... Read More
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Mortgage Rates Dropping

March 10th, 2020
Posted in: Real Estate News
Investors everywhere have been feeling the tension and difficulties due to stock market drops. However, if you are in the market of buying a home, this can be a great thing to take advantage of. With the Coronavirus concerns and global trade uncertainties, the 10-year Treasury note (which influences mortgage rates), has sunk to an all-time... Read More
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Are Millennials The Key To Future Housing Demand?

September 13th, 2018
Posted in: Real Estate News
Housing demand has been taking some hits lately with rising home prices, higher interest rates, lack of affordable inventory, and lingering student loan debt, but millennials may be the key to where it goes in the near future. The tough conditions for buyers in the market that may be slowing demand have mostly been balanced... Read More
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Rates Stopped Climbing Last Week, Could Provide Some Help

August 15th, 2018
Posted in: Real Estate News
Mortgage rates have been steadily climbing for some time, but finally saw a modest dip last week, and if they can stay stable for a bit or drop even lower, it could provide some welcome support to home sales. The average 30 year fixed rate reversed course and dropped half a point to 4.59% for... Read More
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Homeowners Seeing Big Equity Gains

June 21st, 2018
Posted in: Real Estate News
As home values have risen, so has owner equity. For most homeowners, the equity in a property is one of the foundations of building long term wealth, and a major reason Americans seek to own vs. rent. At a time when price appreciation continues to climb, those who own are seeing big equity gains, and... Read More
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Spring Season, Rising Rates Driving Buyer Traffic

April 11th, 2018
Posted in: Real Estate News
Spring is always a big season for real estate. Buyers come out of their long winter hibernation, check that they didn’t see their shadows, and agree all together that it’s time to shop for homes. The weather is nicer, flowers are blooming, and front yard marketing pictures of listings are looking great. Buyers also know... Read More
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Home Prices Up, Sellers Cashing In

April 3rd, 2018
Posted in: Real Estate News
January home price index numbers came out recently and prices were up 6.2% nationally, from a year ago. That’s in line with December’s 6.3% gain that had been the biggest one year price gains we’ve seen in the last three years. We’ve been repeating it for a while now, but the narrative behind these higher... Read More
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Tax Time! How New Tax Laws Affect Homeowners And Buyers

March 20th, 2018
Posted in: Real Estate News
Tax season is here, and with the recent changes from the Trump tax overhaul, there’s been a lot of confusion about what it means for home buyers and owners. We’ve heard some misconceptions floating around, and we thought it’s a good time to update you on just a few of the key changes that will... Read More
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What’s Wrong With Being Confident? (Nothing!)

February 28th, 2018
Posted in: Real Estate News
Homebuilding Surging As Builders Remain Confident Construction on new homes has gotten off to a strong start in 2018. Throughout January, the numbers show that both permit requests and actual housing starts are both up, about 7.4% over last year at the same time. It seems highly likely this trend will continue since builders are... Read More
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Rising Rates A Strong Reason To Act Now

February 20th, 2018
Posted in: Real Estate News
Mortgage rates finished last week up again, after six straight weeks of steadily climbing. A strong jobs market and indications of inflation in the economy seem to be the biggest drivers of the higher rates we’re seeing. We’ve been lucky enough to enjoy rates below or around 4% for several years – a month ago... Read More
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