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¿Comprando una casa? 4 razones para HACERLO AHORA

Aquí hay cuatro buenas razones que considerar al comprar una casa hoy en vez de esperar. 1. Los precios seguirán en aumento La encuesta The Home Price Expectation sondeo un panel distinguido de más de 100 economistas, estrategas de inversión, y...
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¿Que está reteniendo el mercado de bienes raíces?

Aunque el mercado de la vivienda se está recuperando muy bien, no esta tan bien como algunos analistas habían pronosticado. No ha habido escases de excusas ofrecidas en cuanto a porque: El aumento en las tasas de interés, normas crediticias más r...

Multimillonario dice que bienes raíces es la mejor inversión posible

El gestor de dinero, multimillonario John Paulson fue entrevistado la semana pasada en la conferencia Delivering Alpha presentada por CNBC e Institutional Investor. El audazmente declaro: "“Sigo pensando que, desde una perspectiva individual, el...

How Much of a Down Payment Do You Actually Need?

A recent survey by Zelman & Associates revealed that 38% of those between the ages of 25-29 years old and 42% of those between the ages of 30-34 years old believe that a minimum of 15% is required as a down payment to purchase a home. A recent...

(English) Is Residential Real Estate Really a ‘Crapshoot’?

(English) We are pleased to have KCM Founder and Chief Content Creator, Steve Harney, do a personal post today. Enjoy! That is what a headline announced in a CNNMoney post Monday. They were quoting Karl Case “an economist whose name is synonym...
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(English) Moving Up: Was it Worth Waiting?

(English) New reports are revealing that the number of months’ inventory of existing homes available for sale is increasing. Some of these sellers are moving up, some are downsizing and others are making a lateral move. There is no way for us ...
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(English) Buying a Home? Know ALL Your Options

(English) In a post earlier this week, we suggested that the Millennial generation’s struggles with student debt and the overarching concept of homeownership are not the reasons for so many first time buyers hesitating to move forward with the pu...
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(English) Buying a Home: The Cost of Waiting

(English) Whether you are a first time buyer or a move-up buyer, you should look at the projections housing experts are making in two major areas: home prices and mortgage rates. PRICES Over 100 economists, real estate experts and investment &...

(English) Celebrate National Homeownership Month: Reason #11 to Own

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(English) 4 Demands to Make on Your Real Estate Agent

(English) Are you thinking of buying a home? Are you dreading having to walk through strangers’ houses? Are you concerned about getting the paperwork correct? Hiring a professional real estate agent can take away most of the challenges of buying....

(English) Getting a Mortgage: Why SO MUCH Paperwork?

(English) We are often asked why there is so much paperwork mandated by the bank for a mortgage loan application when buying a home today. It seems that the bank needs to know everything about us and requires three separate sources to validate ea...

(English) 4 Reasons to Buy YOUR HOME Now!

(English) Here are four great reasons to consider buying a home today, instead of waiting. 1. Prices Will Continue to Rise The Home Price Expectation Survey polls a distinguished panel of over 100 economists, investment strategists, and housing...
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(English) Pent-Up Buyer & Seller Demand about to be Released?

(English) American consumers’ perception of the residential real estate market was revealed in a recent survey by Edelman Berland. They interviewed 2,500 Americans who are “in the market” to buy or sell a home. Respondents were between 25-64 year...

(English) Create Wealth: Move Up Now!!

(English) Many experts are currently discussing a variety of topics such as real estate as an investment, the movement on mortgage interest rates and reasons to buy now instead of waiting. It is important that we realize that this does not apply ...

(English) Moving Up? Do it Now!

(English) A recent study revealed that the number of existing home owners planning to buy a home this year is about to increase dramatically. Some are moving up, some are downsizing and others are making a lateral move. Another study shows that o...
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(English) Future House Prices: A Look into the Crystal Ball

(English) Today, many real estate conversations center on housing prices and where they may be headed. That is why  the Home Price Expectation Survey is a great barometer. Every quarter, Pulsenomics surveys a nationwide panel of over one hundred econ...
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(English) 5 Reasons to Hire a Real Estate Professional

(English) Whether you are buying or selling a home, you need an experienced Real Estate Professional to lead you toward your ultimate goal. In this world of instant gratification and Internet searches, many sellers think that they can For Sale by Own...

(English) Harvard: 5 Financial Reasons to Buy a Home

(English) Eric Belsky is Managing Director of the Joint Center of Housing Studies at Harvard University. He also currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Housing Research and Housing Policy Debate. Last year he released a paper on ho...

(English) 41% of Americans Would Prefer to Build Their Home

(English) A recent study by Harris Poll revealed that, for the same price, forty one percent of Americans would prefer to buy a newly built home instead of an existing home. Twenty one percent prefer an existing home while thirty eight percent didn’...

(English) Homeownership: This Time the Wall Street Journal Got it Wrong

(English) Today's post is written by Steve Harney of Keeping Current Matters. I have been a subscriber to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for as long as I can remember. In my opinion, it is the single greatest source of financial information and ins...
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(English) Rethinking the 55+ Market

We are excited to have Nikki Buckelew back as our guest blogger for today. Nikki is considered a leading authority on seniors real estate and housing. Someone said to me recently, “Sixty-five is the new forty-five.” We chuckled, but the more I th...

(English) Shiller ‘FINE’ with his Son Buying a Home

(English) In a recent interview on CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’, Robert Shiller, Nobel Prize-winning economist and founder of the Case Shiller Price Index, discussed today’s housing market in a rather personal way. Shiller first commented that he believes...
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(English) FreddieMac: Housing is Stronger Today

(English) In a recent blog post, FreddieMac explained that “housing is stronger today than at any point since the Great Recession began and hit bottom in 2009”. They then gave three reasons which support their position: Home sales are up 13% sinc...

(English) Gallup Poll: Real Estate Best Long Term Investment

(English) The Gallup organization just released their April Economy and Personal Finances Poll which asked Americans to choose the best option for long term investment. It was no surprise to us that real estate returned to the top position over other...