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Is it time to sell?

Why Selling this Fall May Be Your Best Move If you’re thinking about moving, selling your house this fall might be the way to go. Here ar...

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Homes Across the Country Are Selling Fast

Some Highlights Buyers are actively searching for and purchasing homes at a record-breaking pace. According to the latest report from the...

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Can't make your mortgage payments? Watch this video to understand what "forbearance" means.

Preferably, you want your lender/servicer to add the missed mortgage payments to the end of your mortgage, and extend the term of your m...

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Mortgage Market is Freaking People Out

There are too many counter-intuitive and frustrating developments in the mortgage market to comprehend all at one time, let alone discuss...

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Forget the Price of the Home. The Cost is What Matters.

Home buying activity (demand) is up, and the number of available listings (supply) is down. When demand outpaces supply, prices appreciat...

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How to Determine If You Can Afford to Buy a Home

The gap between the increase in personal income and residential real estate prices has been used to defend the concept that we are experi...

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Should You Fix Your House Up or Sell Now?

With the fall season upon us, change is in the air. For many families, children are growing up and moving out of the house, maybe leaving...

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Are You Ready for the ‘Black Friday’ of Real Estate?

Every year, ‘Black Friday’ is a highly anticipated event for eager shoppers. Some people prepare for weeks, crafting and refining a strat...

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One of the Top Reasons to Own a Home

One of the benefits of homeownership is that it is a “forced savings plan.” Here’s how it works: You make a mortgage payment each month. ...

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What Buyers Need to Know About HOAs

When searching for a home, you may end up selecting a property in a community with a Homeowners Association (HOA). Before you buy, it’s i...

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A+ Reasons to Hire a Real Estate Pro

Some Highlights: Hiring a real estate professional to help you buy your dream home or sell your current house is one of the most powerful...

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10 Steps to Buying a Home This Summer

Some Highlights: If you are thinking of buying a home, you may not know where to start, here is a simple list of 10 steps that you will g...

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Stop Wondering What Your Budget Is & Get Pre-Approved!

In many markets across the country, the number of buyers searching for their dream homes outnumbers the number of homes for sale. This ha...

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Renters Paying Substantially More While Owning Costs Are Much Less

In a recent Insights Blog, CoreLogic reported that rent prices have skyrocketed since 2005. Meanwhile, the typical mortgage payment has a...

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One More Time… You Do Not Need 20% Down to Buy a Home

The largest obstacle renters face when planning to buy a home is saving for a down payment. This challenge is amplified by rising rents, w...

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Freeze your credit to protect yourself against credit fraud and theft

Free credit freeze now federal law On September 21, 2018 under a new federal law, the three big credit reporting agencies-Equifax, Experi...

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How to Save Thousands of Dollars in Interest on Your Mortgage

Paying a Little Extra Can Pay Off Big One of the most common loans you can get to buy a home is a 30-year fixed rate mortgage. If the tho...

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Do you need some extra cash? 25% of Homes with a Mortgage are Now Equity Rich!

Rising home prices have been in the news most of this year and much of the focus has been on whether home prices are accelerating too qui...

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Mortgage Rates keep going up...should you wait to buy or not?

Mortgage interest rates, as reported by Freddie Mac, have increased by close to a quarter of a percent over the last several weeks. Fredd...

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