The past several years of housing boom, spurred on by the lowest mortgage rates in history and record-setting home demand, have likely seen their end. As U.S. inflation reached uncomfortable levels of inflation by early-2022, potential buyers started pull
Jan 03, 2023 | Purchasing a Home
With today’s rising interest rates and high home prices, buying a home takes some planning and forethought. Mistakes can be costly, like getting a mortgage higher than you can afford or getting stuck in a neighborhood or house you actually don’t like. Her
Dec 27, 2022 | Purchasing a Home
According to a recent report from Redfin, as of October 2022, in order to afford a “typical home” with the median monthly mortgage payment of $2,682, a buyer would need to earn at least $107,281 to be able to afford the loan. While prices may have slowed
Dec 13, 2022 | Purchasing a Home
If you’re ready to buy a home, before you even start going to see properties, it is a good idea to obtain a preapproval letter from your mortgage lender. Especially in a competitive housing market, sellers will take you more seriously if they see you alre
Dec 06, 2022 | Purchasing a Home
With home prices skyrocketing over the past few years, more first-time buyers are enlisting the help of more seasoned homeowners - namely their parents or grandparents - to be co-borrowers with them. In fact, since 2020, the percentage of young adult buye
Nov 29, 2022 | Purchasing a Home
Not all homeownership looks like a single-family home with a white picket fence. There are all sorts of property types to help Americans realize the dream of becoming a homeowner. Condominiums, also known as condos, can be the perfect option for those who
Nov 15, 2022 | Purchasing a Home