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Real Estate: 2016 Will Be the Best Year in a Decade

[ad_1] A few weeks ago, Jonathan Smoke, the Chief Economist at realtor.com, exclaimed: “All indicators point to this spring being the busiest since 2006.” Now, Freddie Mac has doubled down on that claim and is saying that 2016 will be…
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Don’t Wait! Move Up To Your Dream Home Now!

[ad_1] Now that the housing market has stabilized, more and more homeowners are considering moving up to the home they have always dreamed of. Prices are still below those of a few years ago and interest rates have stayed near historic lows. Sellers…
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Don’t Be Fooled… Homeownership Is A Great Investment! [INFOGRAPHIC]

[ad_1] Some Highlights: Harvard University's Joint Center of Housing Studies recently released the top financial & emotional reasons to own a home. Owning is a good way to build up wealth that can be passed along to your family as…
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2016 Home Sales Doing Just Fine!!

[ad_1] Some of the housing headlines are causing concern for some consumers who are in the process of either buying or selling a home. Pundits are concerned over the lack of new construction or the month-over-month sales numbers. Let’s set…
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Past, Present & Future Home Values

[ad_1] In CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Index, they revealed home appreciation in three categories: percentage appreciation over the last year, over the last month, and projected appreciation over the next twelve months. Here are state maps…
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Sales Contracts Hit Highest Level in Months

[ad_1] The National Association of Realtors (NAR) just announced that the February Pending Home Sales Index reached it’s highest reading since July 2015. What is the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)? NAR’s PHSI is “a forward-looking indicator…
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Further Proof This Isn’t a Housing Bubble

[ad_1] Two weeks ago, we posted a blog which explained that current increases in home prices were the result of the well-known concept of supply & demand and should not lead to conversations of a new housing bubble. Today, we want to look…
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91.5% of Homes in the US have Positive Equity

[ad_1] CoreLogic’s latest Equity Report revealed that one million borrowers regained equity in their homes in 2015. The outlook for 2016 remains positive as well, as an additional 850,000 properties would regain equity if home prices rose…
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The Importance of Using an Agent To Sell Your House

[ad_1] When a homeowner decides to sell their house, they obviously want the best possible price with the least amount of hassles. However, for the vast majority of sellers, the most important result is to actually get the home sold. In order…
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The Mortgage Process: What You Need To Know [INFOGRAPHIC]

[ad_1] Some Highlights: Many buyers are purchasing a home with a down payment as little as 3%. You may already qualify for a loan, even if you don't have perfect credit. Take advantage of the knowledge of your local professionals who are…
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What If I Wait Until Next Year To Buy A Home?

[ad_1] As a seller, you will be most concerned about ‘short term price’ – where home values are headed over the next six months. As either a first-time or repeat buyer, you must not be concerned only about price but also about the ‘long…
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Study Again Finds Homeownership to be a Better Way of Producing Wealth

[ad_1] According to the latest Beracha, Hardin & Johnson Buy vs. Rent (BH&J) Index homeownership is a better way to produce greater wealth, on average, than renting. The BH&J Index is a quarterly report that attempts to answer…