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Don’t Wait! Move Up To Your Dream Home Now!

April 4, 2016 By Claire Garlick Leave a Comment

Now that the housing market has stabilized, more and more homeowners are considering moving up to the home they have always dreamed of. Prices are still below those of a few years ago and interest rates have stayed near historic lows.

Sellers should realize that waiting to make the move when mortgage rates are projected to increase probably doesn’t make sense. As rates increase, the price of the house you can afford will decrease if you plan to stay within a certain budget for your monthly housing costs.

Here is a chart detailing this point:

According to Freddie Mac, the current 30-year fixed rate is currently around 3.75%. With each quarter of a percent increase in interest rate, the value of the home you can afford decreases by 2.5% (in this example, by $10,000).

Freddie Mac predicts that mortgage rates will be closer to 4.7% by this time next year.

Act now to get the most house for your hard-earned money.

Don’t Be Fooled… Homeownership Is A Great Investment! [INFOGRAPHIC]

April 1, 2016 By Claire Garlick Leave a Comment

Some Highlights:

Harvard University’s Joint Center of Housing Studies recently released the top financial & emotional reasons to own a home.
Owning is a good way to build up wealth that can be passed along to your family as it is usually a form of “forced savings.”
You’re paying for a house whether you own or rent, but owning gives you control over your living space.

2016 Home Sales Doing Just Fine!!

March 31, 2016 By Claire Garlick Leave a Comment

Some of the housing headlines are causing concern for some consumers who are in the process of either buying or selling a home. Pundits are concerned over the lack of new construction or the month-over-month sales numbers. Let’s set the record straight; 2015 was a good year for residential real estate in the United States and 2016 is starting out stronger.

Here is a graph of total homes sold (new construction and existing homes) in the first two months in 2016 compared to last year:

Will this momentum continue?

If we look at foot traffic (the number of purchasers currently out looking at homes), we can see that the spring buying market has started early and all indicators point to the fact that we may have the best spring in over a decade.

Bottom Line

The 2016 housing market started out well and looks to be gaining steam. If you are thinking of buying or selling a home, now may be a great time.