Home Buying

July 30, 2022

What’s Causing Ongoing Home Price Appreciation?

image 1If you’re thinking about making a move, you probably want to know what’s going to happen to home prices for the rest of the year. While experts say price growth will moderate due to the shifting market, ongoing appreciation is expected. That means home prices won’t fall. Here’s a look …

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July 27, 2022

A Window of Opportunity for Homebuyers

image 1Mortgage rates are much higher today than they were at the beginning of the year, and that’s had a clear impact on the housing market. As a result, the market is seeing a shift back toward the range of pre-pandemic levels for buyer demand and home sales.

But the …

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July 23, 2022

Think Home Prices Are Going To Fall? Think Again

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Over the last two years, the rate of home prices appreciated at a dramatic pace. While that led to incredible equity gains for homeowners, it’s also caused some buyers to wonder if home prices will fall. It’s important to know the housing market isn’t a bubble about to burst, …

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July 19, 2022

Wondering Where You’ll Move if You Sell Your House Today?

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If you put a pause on your home search because you weren’t sure where you’d go once you sold your house, it might be a good time to get back into the market. That’s because today’s market is undergoing a shift, and the supply of homes for sale is …

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July 16, 2022

Expert Housing Market Forecasts for the Second Half of the Year

 

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The housing market is at a turning point, and if you’re thinking of buying or selling a home, that may leave you wondering: is it still a good time to buy a home? Should I make a move this year? To help answer those questions, let’s turn …

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July 13, 2022

The Drop in Mortgage Rates Brings Good News for Homebuyers

image 1Over the past few weeks, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac fell by half a percent. The drop happened over concerns about a potential recession. And since mortgage rates have risen dramatically this year, homebuyers across the country should see this decline as welcome news.

Freddie …

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July 11, 2022

What Does an Economic Slowdown Mean for the Housing Market?

 

image 1According to a recent survey, more and more Americans are concerned about a possible recession. Those concerns were validated when the Federal Reserve met and confirmed they were strongly committed to bringing down inflation. And, in order to do so, they’d use their tools and influence to slow …

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July 7, 2022

The Average Homeowner Gained $64K in Equity over the Past Year

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If you own a home, your net worth likely just got a big boost thanks to rising home equity. Equity is the current value of your home minus what you owe on the loan. And today, based on recent home price appreciation, you’re building that equity far faster than …

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July 2, 2022

A Key Opportunity for Homebuyers

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There’s no denying the housing market has delivered a fair share of challenges to homebuyers over the past two years. Two of the biggest hurdles homebuyers faced during the pandemic were the limited number of homes for sale and the intensity and frequency of bidding wars. But those two …

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June 29, 2022

Two Reasons Why Today’s Housing Market Isn’t a Bubble

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You may be reading headlines and hearing talk about a potential housing bubble or a crash, but it’s important to understand that the data and expert opinions tell a different story. A recent survey from Pulsenomics asked over one hundred housing market experts and real estate economists if they …

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