Video: What’s the Word on Mortgage Lending Standards? Better. Mortgage lending regulations, along with mortgage interest rates, are fickle. Just when you think you’ve got a handle on them, they will change. Fortunately for home buyers mortgage lending standards have recently been changing for the better. At the end of last year and the first… Read More
And the Winner is… The Number 1 Influence on 2017’s Real Estate Market The facts of financing are undeniably influential but the nuances are really what shape the Real Estate Market. Mortgage interest rates rise and fall regularly, and though we’ve had several interest rate drops in recent weeks, all the news is about rising… Read More
Video: Looking to Save When You Buy a Home? It’s Easier Than You Think! What’s the first thing you think about when shopping for a home? Is it getting the best deal? Finding the lowest mortgage interest rate? Decreasing your closing costs? Consider this scenario: You make an offer on a home that is $10,000… Read More
Builder Confidence Grows to Highest Point Since 2005 Home builders’ confidence in the housing market increased to its highest reading in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) since July 2005, indicating a renewed sense of optimism in the first quarter of the new administration. The Index now reads 70…. Read More
Video: When Should I Sell My Home? Do Your Research. While video below addresses a number of considerations on the personal side of selling your home, only number 2 touches on the financial or market-savy side. There’s a lot of additional data you should scrutinize carefully when you’re considering putting your home on the market…. Read More
Just a little heads up… these tips are great for homeowners but you’re wise to pay attention to the tips in this video even if you do not yet own a home, but simply if you plan to. When you’re getting pre-qualified to buy a home, one of the questions your mortgage lender will ask… Read More
Is There a Right Time to Sell Your Home? From my vantage point it’s all about the ‘when’. The increase in home buyer activity from the last quarter of the year (any year) to the first quarter, is not only remarkable but predictable. I think a combination of cabin fever and post-holiday momentum cause a bump… Read More
What will Home Buying Look Like in 2017? Check the Realtor.com(R) Consumer Survey The 2017 home buying season will be characterized by a large increase in first time home buyers, increasing affordability issues among buyers, and high demand for suburban homes, according to realtor.com®’s Active Home Shopper Report released today. The study, based on September survey data… Read More
Softened Market Sees Heightened Investor Action in the Real Estate Sector The rental market may be experiencing a seasonal slowing but is looking strong long term. Rental prices have not taken a dip in quite some time, as a matter of fact they’ve been on a steady rise. Investors may be seeing a lull in… Read More
Many Big-City Renters Qualify for Homeownership. Here in the Greater Phoenix Valley, rents have skyrocketed. In most cases I have found that folks who call me to find a rental are much better off buying a home. It’s not surprising really, that many people are under the impression that they can’t buy a home. The… Read More
