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The Cost of Waiting: Interest Rates Edition [INFOGRAPHIC]

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Infographics, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

Some Highlights:

Interest rates are projected to increase steadily heading into 2020.
The higher your interest rate, the more money you will end up paying for your home and the higher your monthly payment will be.
Rates are still low right now – don…

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The Surprising Profile of the Real Estate Investor

Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"The$ Over 10% of all residential homes are purchased by investors, and that number continues to rise. Who are these investors? Many have speculated that the large institutional conglomerates such as Blackstone, American Homes 4 Rent, and Colony Starwood dominate investor purchases. However, a special report on investor home buying by CoreLogic, Don’t Call it a […]

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What a Difference a Year Makes for Sellers

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, Selling Myths / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"What$ Over the last few years, many sellers have been hesitant to put their houses on the market because they feared not being able to find another home to buy. We’ve reported on inventory shortages in the past, and it’s been a constant concern for potential buyers throughout recent years. New research shows the inventory concern […]

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Should I Refinance My Home?

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"Should$ With the recent lower interest rates, many homeowners are wondering if they should refinance. To decide if refinancing is the best option for your family, start by asking yourself these questions: Why do you want to refinance? There are many reasons to refinance, but here are three of the most common ones: Lower your interest […]

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Home Price Appreciation Forecast

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"Home$ Questions continue to come up about where home prices will head throughout the rest of this year, as well as where they may be going over the few years beyond. We’ve gathered current data from the industry’s most reliable sources to help answer these questions: The Home Price Expectation Survey – A survey of over 100 […]

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Is Your First Home Now Within Your Grasp? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Buying Myths, Demographics, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Infographics, Millennials, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

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Some Highlights:

According to the US Census Bureau, “millennials” are defined as 18-36-year-olds.
According to NAR’s latest Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, the median age of all first-time home buyers is 32.
More and more “old millennials” (25-36) are realizing that homeownership is within their grasp now!

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Americans’ Powerful Belief in Homeownership as an Investment

Baby Boomers, Demographics, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Generation X, Housing Market Updates, Millennials, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"American’s$ The Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed) recently released their 2019 Survey of Consumer Expectations Housing Survey. The survey reported that 65% of Americans believe homeownership is a good financial investment. Since 2014, the percentage has increased by over nine percent.The Fed’s survey also showed that when the results are broken down by age, education, income, […]

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4 Tips to Sell Your Home Faster

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"4$ Since June of last year, we have seen an increase in the inventory of homes for sale month per month. Every spring and summer, the inventory increases because people want to sell their home. For those with children, they may want to be in their new home for the beginning of the school year. If […]

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5 Powerful Reasons to Own Instead of Rent

Down Payments, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Rent vs. Buy / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"5$ Owning a home has great financial benefits. In a recent research paper, Homeownership and the American Dream, Laurie S. Goodman and Christopher Mayer of the Urban Land Institute explained: “Homeownership appears to help borrowers accumulate housing and nonhousing wealth in a variety of ways, with tax advantages, greater financial flexibility due to secured borrowing, built-in […]

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Now’s the Time to Move-Up and Upgrade Your Current Home!

Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Luxury Market, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"Now’s$ Homes priced at the top 25% of the price range for a particular area of the country are considered “premium homes.” In today’s real estate market, there are deals to be had at the higher end! This is great news for homeowners wanting to upgrade from their current house. Much of the demand for housing […]

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