Home Equity Can Be a Game Changer When You Sell
Home>>Mortgage News>> Home Equity Can Be a Game Changer When You Sell Home Equity Can Be a Game Changer When You Sell Are you on the fence about selling your house? While affordability is improving this year, it’s still tight. And that may be on your mind. However, understanding your home equity could be the key to making […]
Will a Silver Tsunami Change the 2024 Housing Market?
Home>>Mortgage News>> Will a Silver Tsunami Change the 2024 Housing Market? Will a Silver Tsunami Change the 2024 Housing Market? Have you ever heard the term “Silver Tsunami” and wondered what it’s all about? If so, that might be because there’s been a lot of talk about it online recently. Let’s dive into what it is and […]
Think Twice Before Waiting for Lower Home Prices
Home>>Mortgage News>> Think Twice Before Waiting for Lower Home Prices As the housing market continues to change, you may be wondering where it’ll go from here. One factor you’re probably thinking about is home prices, which have come down a bit since they peaked last June. And you’ve likely heard something in the news or […]
Trying To Buy a Home? Hang in There
Home>>Mortgage News>> Trying To Buy a Home? Hang in There We’re still in a sellers’ market. And if you’re looking to buy a home, that means you’re likely facing some unique challenges, like difficulty finding a home and volatile mortgage rates. But keep in mind, there are some benefits to being a buyer in today’s […]
Market Update April 2023
Mortgage News>> Market Update April 2023 FED HIKES WITH CAUTION The Federal Reserve, despite hotter-than-expected CPI numbers, raised the Fed Funds Rate by 25 basis points (BPS). No longer hawkish after the Silicon Valley Bank failure, the Fed slows the pace of rate hikes due to concern over more bank collapses. The market still anticipates […]
Homebuyer How-to: Leveraging Your Equity
Home>>Mortgage News>> Homebuyer How-to: Leveraging Your Equity One of the benefits of being a homeowner is that you build equity over time. By selling your house, that equity can be used toward purchasing your next home. But before you can put it to use, you should understand exactly what equity is and how it grows. Bankrate explains it like this: […]
Why Buying a Home Is a Sound Decision
Home>>Mortgage News>> Why Buying a Home Is a Sound Decision Why Buying a Home Is a Sound Decision If you’re thinking about buying a home, you want to know that the decision will be a good one. And for many, that means thinking about what home prices are projected to do in the coming years and how that could impact your […]
Balancing Your Wants and Needs as a Homebuyer This Spring
Home>>Mortgage News>> Balancing Your Wants and Needs as a Homebuyer This Spring Though there are more homes for sale now than there were at this time last year, there’s still an undersupply with fewer houses available than in more normal, pre-pandemic years. Balancing Your Wants and Needs as a Homebuyer This Spring The Monthly Housing Market Trends Report from realtor.com puts it […]
4 Tips for Making Your Best Offer on a Home
Home>>Mortgage News>> 4 Tips for Making Your Best Offer on a Home Are you planning to buy a home this spring? Though things are more balanced than they were at the height of the pandemic, it’s still a sellers’ market. So, when you find the home you want to buy, remember these four tips to make your […]
Market Update March 2023
Mortgage News>> Market Update March 2023 Market Update March 2023 WHAT A MISS December’s payroll numbers posted a gain of 260,000 new jobs, far exceeding expectations. Experts couldn’t have had a greater miss on January’s payroll numbers. The market estimated that the payroll numbers would post an estimated 187,000 new jobs. Instead, payrolls increased in […]