Home Values Compared to the Peak… Is Another Bubble Forming?
After the housing market bust we experienced across the country in 2008, many experts have been quick to warn that a new bubble may be forming in some areas of the country....
217,726 Reasons to Buy a Home Now!
The inaugural Opportunity Cost Report was released recently by realtor.com. The report explained that “with interest rates and home prices expected to climb in the next year, the financial penalties of delaying or forgoing a home purchase in today's ...
2 Out of 3 Renters Want to Own. What’s Stopping Them?
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently released the 2015 SCE Housing Survey. The survey revealed that most current renters would prefer owning and that 61.9% of them plan to buy a home within the next five years....
Where Will Mortgage Rates Be in 12 Months?
One of the biggest questions plaguing the current housing market is where mortgage interest rates will be at this time next year. Over the last two months, rates have begun to creep up (see chart)....
The #1 Reason to Buy Right Now – THE MONEY!!
People often ask whether they should buy a home now or wait. Recently released data suggests that waiting may not make sense as prices seem to again be on the rise. Let’s take a look at some of the data and commentary on the subject:
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Guess Where Residential Rents are Heading?
Each month, many people are faced with the decision of renewing their rental lease for another year or purchasing their first home. One of the questions that must be answered before they make a decision is – “Where are rents headed?”
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Today Kicks Off National Homeownership Month!
National Homeownership Month actually started as a week-long celebration of homeownership during the Clinton administration in 1995. In 2002, President George W. Bush proclaimed June as the National Homeownership Month. Here is an excerpt from hi...
Buyer Demand Exceeds Housing Supply [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Some Highlights:
- Inventory Levels are still below the 6.0 month level necessary for a normal market
- Home Prices have experienced year-over-year gains for 38 straight months
- Home sold faster than any time since June 2013, in just 39 days
“Lagging Supply” Leads to Slowdown in Sales
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently released the results of their Existing Home Sales Report. Despite the fact that properties are selling faster than they have at any other time since July of 2013, existing home sales declined 3.3% f...
More Home Buyers Putting Less Down
A recent post by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed that in the months of December 2014 through February 2015, there was an increase in the number of first-time buyers making a down payment of 6% or less as compared to last year:
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Where Are Prices Headed In The Next 5 Years?
Today, many real estate conversations center on housing prices and where they may be headed. That is why we like the Home Price Expectation Survey.
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Buying a Home is 35% Less Expensive than Renting!
In the latest Rent vs. Buy Report from Trulia, they explained that homeownership remains cheaper than renting with a traditional 30-year fixed rate mortgage throughout the 100 largest metro areas in the United States.
The updated numbers actually ...
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Housing Update: Demand Up, Supply Down, Prices Increasing
Earlier this week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their latest quarterly report. The report covered three important aspects of the housing market:
Buyer Demand
Supply of Housing Inventory
Single Family Residential Prices
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You Want to Raise My Rent How Much?
We recently reported that investment purchases in 2014 fell 7.4% for the year, that combined with a diminished supply of distressed inventory allowing for big profits, has real estate investors looking for a new way to make more money in 2015.
So ...
The Truth About Rising Prices & Family Wealth
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently released a report revealing that the growing wealth gap in this country has been impacted by the recent increases in real estate values coupled with the drop in homeownership rates. The report discl...
Attaining the American Dream: The 5 Financial Reasons to Buy
We have reported many times that the American Dream of homeownership is alive and well. The personal reasons to own differ for each buyer, with many basic similarities.
Eric Belsky, the Managing Director of the Joint Center of Housing Studies at H...
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Homeownership Still a Great Investment
Four recent news articles confirmed that most Americans still see real estate as a great long term investment. The Gallup organization polled the American people and discovered that they believe that real estate is a better long term investment than ...
Easy Chicken Little: Homeownership Rates Are NOT Crashing
The Census recently released their 2015 Q1 Homeownership Statistics, and many began to worry that Americans have taken a step back from the notion of homeownership.
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Homeowners: We Need to Sell Your House Twice
Every house on the market has to be sold twice; once to a prospective buyer and then to the bank (through the bank’s appraisal). In a housing market where supply is very low and demand is very high, home values increase rapidly. One major challenge i...
4 Reasons To Move-Up This Spring
Spring is in full force; the summer months are right around the corner. If you are debating moving up to your dream home, here are four great reasons to consider buying today instead of waiting.
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The Deal of the Century??
Recently, Freddie Mac published a blog post titled Mortgage Rates: Still the Deal of the Century. They explained that, if you are planning to purchase a home, now may be the time:
“If you are in the market to buy a home, today's average mortgage...
This Advice on Homeownership Hasn’t Changed in 200 Years
Last month, we reported that billionaire John Paulson believes in the financial advantages of homeownership. He has often repeated:
"I think, from an individual perspective, the best deal investment you can make is to buy a primary residence tha...
