Why Today’s Foreclosure Numbers Won’t Trigger a Crash

With everything feeling more expensive these days, it’s natural to worry about how rising costs might impact the housing market.

With everything feeling more expensive these days, it’s natural to worry about how rising costs might impact the housing market.
You’ve been working on your savings and dreaming of that moment when you finally have keys to a place that’s truly yours.
Even though asking home prices rose 7.0% in the last year, outpacing rent increases of 3.2%, the gap between buying and renting has narrowed only slightly. One year ago, buying was 46% cheaper than renting. Today’s it’s 44% cheaper to buy versus rent. In fact, homeownership is cheaper than renting in all of America’s 100…
Mattress Money and other funds used to purchase a home With vigilant focus on the source of funds for closing mortgage loans, its important to know what’s acceptable. Here’s what you need to know and what you will need to provide: Mattress Money Or any “cash on hand” is not acceptable. All funds must…
Some Highlights If you’re wondering what a potential recession could mean for the housing market, here’s what history tells us. In four of the last six recessions, home prices actually appreciated, only falling during the early 90s and the housing crash in 2008. Mortgage rates, though, declined during each of the previous recessions. If you…
There are a number of scary myths about homebuying in today’s market. Here’s what you need to know.
According to a recent poll from Gallup, real estate has been voted the best long-term investment for twelve straight years.