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What Should You Look for In Your Real Estate Team?

$\"What$ How do you select the members of your team who are going to help make your dream of owning a home a reality? What should you be looking for? How do you know if you’ve found the right agent or lender? The most important characteristic that you should be looking for in your agent is […]

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NOT Owning Your Home Can Cost You a Lot of Money!

Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Rent vs. Buy / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"NOT$ Owning a home has great financial benefits, yet many continue to rent! Today, let’s look at the financial reasons why owning a home of your own has been a part of the American Dream for as long as America has existed. Realtor.com/ recently reported that: “Buying remains the more attractive option in the long term – that remains […]

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Be Thankful You Don’t Have to Pay Your Parents’ Interest Rate!

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"Be$ Interest rates hovered around 4% for the majority of 2017, which gave many buyers relief from rising home prices and helped with affordability. In the first quarter of 2018, rates have increased from 3.95% up to 4.45% and experts predict that rates will increase even more by the end of the year. The rate you […]

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5 Reasons Why to Sell This Spring!

For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"5$ Here are five reasons listing your home for sale this spring makes sense. 1. Demand Is Strong The latest Buyer Traffic Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that buyer demand remains very strong throughout the vast majority of the country. These buyers are ready, willing and able to purchase…and are in the […]

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20 Tips for Preparing Your House for Sale This Spring [INFOGRAPHIC]

For Sellers, Infographics, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

Highlights:

When listing your house for sale your top goal will be to get the home sold for the best price possible!
There are many small projects that you can do to ensure this happens!
Your real estate agent will have a list of specific suggestion…

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Freddie Mac: Rising Mortgage Rates DO NOT Lead to Falling Home Prices

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

$\"Freddie$ Recently, Freddie Mac published an Insight Report titled Nowhere to go but up? How increasing mortgage rates could affect housing. The report focused on the impact the projected rise in mortgage rates might have on the housing market this year. Many believe that an increase in mortgage rates will cause a slowdown in purchases which […]

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Is a Major Home Renovation Worth It in the Long Run?

For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"Is$ Last week, we shared “7 Factors To Consider When Choosing A Home To Retire In.” For some homeowners, these seven factors can be taken into account with a home renovation, but is it worth it to remodel or change floor plans? Let’s look at this example. Let’s say you have a 4-bedroom colonial style home […]

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Are You Aware of How Much Equity You Have in Your Home? You May Be Surprised!

For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"Are$ CoreLogic’s latest Equity Report revealed that 675,000 US homeowners regained positive equity in their homes in 2017. This is great news for the country, as 95.1% of all mortgaged properties are now in a positive equity situation. “U.S homeowners with mortgages (roughly 63% of all the properties) have seen their equity increase by a total of $908.4 billion […]

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Dreaming of a Luxury Home? Now’s the Time!

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Luxury Market, Millennials, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"Dreaming$ If your house no longer fits your needs and you are planning on buying a luxury home, now is a great time to do so! Recently, the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing released its Luxury Market Report which showed that in today’s premium home market, buyers are in control. The inventory of homes for sale […]

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The Cost of Waiting: Interest Rates Edition [INFOGRAPHIC]

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Infographics, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

Some Highlights:

Interest rates are projected to increase steadily heading into 2019.
The higher your interest rate, the more money you end up paying for your home and the higher your monthly payment will be.
Rates are still low right now. Don’t wai…

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