5 Housing and Mortgage Trends To Get Ready For This Spring
Reposted from businessinsider.com | Polyana da Costa, Bankrate.com Homeowners who endured years of declining home values will discover that the game has changed in their favor. With low mortgage rates and home prices gaining momentum, an increasing number of buyers are expected to shop for homes this spring. The good news for sellers: The inventory of homes for sale [...]
Buy A Home In The Winter? Consider The Advantages.
By Dan Green | Reposted from themortgagereports.com Winter is often a “slow period” in the housing market; a time characterized by fewer home buyers and a potential lull in prices. This winter, however, home values appear to be holding steady. First-look housing market data from Clear Capital suggests that the January markets remains buoyed by [...]
What You Should Know About Home Appraisals
By Amy Fontinelle for Investopedia When you’re buying a home using a mortgage, refinancing your existing mortgage, or selling your home to anyone other than an all-cash buyer, the home appraisal is a key component of the transaction. Whether you’re a buyer, owner or seller, you’ll want to understand how the appraisal process works and [...]
Yes Massachusetts you have favorable Real Estate Market Conditions
Massachusetts real estate is presently seeing some of the best market condiitons ever because of all-time low Mortgage Rates and current market and economic conditions.
10 Rookie Home Buyer Mistakes to Avoid (U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report – It was supposed to be a momentous occasion for Brian, who was about to close on his first home. But after signing a thick stack of documents–and taking part in the ceremonious passing of the keys–something felt off for the then 26-year-old Montgomery County, Md., resident. There wasn’t even a chilled bottle of bubbly or a housewarming gift to punctuate this pivotal moment. “My Realtor told me that I can take him out for a steak,” recalls Brian, who prefers that only his first name be used to guard his privacy. …
Existing Home Sales Jump
Just more evidence that we are in a Housing Market recovery that will continue through 2010. What’s responsible? Continued low interest rates and an extension/expansion of the federal Homebuyer Tax Credit.
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