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Millionaire to Millennials: Owning Your Home Can Help You Retire Sooner!

[ad_1] In a CNBC article, self-made millionaire David Bach explained that: “Buying a home is the escalator to wealth in America. Homeownership can also help you retire early, that is, if you pay your mortgage off.”  Bach suggests…
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Americans Rank Real Estate Best Investment for 5 Years Running! [INFOGRAPHIC]

[ad_1]   Some Highlights: Real estate has outranked stocks/mutual funds, gold, savings accounts/CDs, and bonds as the best long-term investment among Americans for the last 5 years! The generations agree! Real estate is the best investment! Generation…
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Rising Interest Rates Have Not Dampened Demand

[ad_1] Since the beginning of the year, mortgage interest rates have risen over a half of a percentage point (from 3.95% to 4.52%), according to Freddie Mac. Even a small rise in interest rates can greatly impact a buyer’s monthly mortgage…
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5 Reasons Millennials Choose to Buy a Home [INFOGRAPHIC]

[ad_1] Some Highlights: “The majority of millennials said they consider owning a home more sensible than renting for both financial and lifestyle reasons — including control of living space, flexibility in future decisions, privacy…
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Are You Wondering If You Can Buy Your First Home?

[ad_1] There are many people sitting on the sidelines trying to decide if they should purchase a home or sign a rental lease. Some might wonder if it makes sense to purchase a house before they get married or start a family, some might think…
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3 Issues Facing Today’s Real Estate Market

[ad_1] Last week, the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) held their 52nd Annual Journalism Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Among the many highly anticipated sessions was one called “Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate™,”…
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Millennials Are Skipping Starter Homes for Their Dream Homes

[ad_1] A new trend has begun to emerge. With home prices skyrocketing in the starter home category, many first-time homebuyers are skipping the traditional starter homes and moving right into their dream homes. What’s a Starter Home? According…
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Is Your First Home Within Your Grasp Now? [INFOGRAPHIC]

[ad_1] 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 & Sellers, the median age of all first-time home buyers is 32. More and…
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Renters Under 50 Want to Buy a Home!

[ad_1] Every year, the New York Federal Reserve publishes the results of their Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE). Each survey covers a wide range of topics including inflation, labor market, household finance, credit access and housing. One…
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New Study Shows ‘Best States for Millennials’

[ad_1] A new study by WalletHub used “30 key metrics, ranging from share of millennials to millennial unemployment rate to millennial voter-turnout rate” to find out which states are the ‘Best States for Millennials.’ The Top 5 Best…
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Dreaming of a Luxury Home? Now’s the Time!

[ad_1] 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…
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80% of Renters Believe Homeownership is a Part of Their American Dream

[ad_1] According to the latest Aspiring Home Buyers Profile by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 82% of surveyed renters desire to own a home in the future, with 80% believing homeownership is a big part of achieving their American…