Smart sellers spend a whole lot of time and energy strategizing about how to sell their homes for top dollar. They factor in buyer demand, the competition, the job market, the mortgage market and their agent’s track record. And that doesn’t even account for all the time spent understand recent… read more →
Everyone dreams of calling a house their home. Nothing can make you feel more secure than becoming a homeowner, unless buying will create financial problems of its own. Make sure you do the research associated with making this life changing transition. Here are a few points to consider as you weigh… read more →
So, you’ve got it bad for “the one” — you know, the one that keeps you awake at night fantasizing about the day when you can be together. Wait a second. We aren’t talking about that one — we’re referring to a different kind of love affair: a “home crush.”… read more →
Home prices will rise in 2014 but at a slower, more steady pace compared with historical trends. The housing recovery has pushed up home prices nearly everywhere. Prices nationwide increased by 10.9 percent, pushing the median price for existing homes up by $30,000, to $215,000. For people who have waited… read more →
Love is blind but mortgage companies surely are not. This fact of life is one many newlyweds encounter when hunting for their first home and discover their cumulative credit is far from lovable. So what happens to their “American Dream” when one spouse’s credit is terrific but the other’s isn’t?… read more →