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Buying a Home Mastering the Art of Making an Offer Buying a home is a monumental step in anyone’s life. It’s an exciting yet nerve-wracking process requiring patience, wisdom, and strategic planning. If you’re a home buyer preparing to make an offer, you’ve come to the right place. This guide will give you essential insights and practical tips to help you confidently make an offer […]
Buying a Home Tips for Saving for a Down Payment Do you wish the rent you are paying was going into your future? Unfortunately, the down payment required to buy a home prevents people from switching from renters to homeowners. Climbing the “down payment mountain” isn’t impossible. It’s about breaking your essential, challenging, audacious goal into practical steps. Saving for a down payment on a […]
Buying a Home Check Out Legend Hills Growing Prescott Valley Community Legend Hills is a beautiful new subdivision located at the base of Mingus Mountain northeast of Prescott Valley. It has breathtaking views overlooking Prescott and Prescott Valley, Arizona. This growing community can be found northeast of Prescott Valley off of 89A, on the road you take to Jerome, Arizona, just past […]
Buying a Home The Best Ways to Access to Properties for Sale Buying a home has long been considered one of the most significant and laborious financial ventures an individual can undertake. With the advent of new technologies and more dynamic real estate markets, the methods by which potential buyers access properties have evolved dramatically. Ensuring easy and safe access for home buyers is pivotal to the […]
Buying a Home Why Renters Aren’t Happy While there are financial benefits to owning a home, two recent studies showed that homeownership’s non-financial benefits might be even more valuable. In a recent survey, Bank of America asked homeowners: “Does owning a home make you happier than renting?” 93% of the respondents answered yes, while only 7% said no. The survey also revealed […]
Buying a Home Think Before You Shop It starts innocently enough… you pass a house in a neighborhood you like; you hear someone is selling their home, and you happen to look up home prices online. Before you know it, you’re knee-deep in home shopping and open-house visits. This off-the-cuff approach can be exceedingly dangerous to your financial future. Falling in love […]
Buying a Home Navigate Buying a Home with Multiple Offers If you’re considering buying a home today, you already know that the number of homes available for sale is low. But what does that mean for you? As a buyer, low housing supply coupled with high buyer demand means you need to be equipped to navigate a highly competitive market where homes sell fast and […]
Buying a Home What you Should Know Before You Buy a Historic Home I love driving through historic neighborhoods! Grand old homes with detailed architecture, beautiful peaks, and peaceful porches are breathtaking. Beauty also comes with additional financial benefits. Because historical houses are typically in an established neighborhood or district, projected prices of the homes appreciate quicker than in other areas. In addition, when a house is classified […]
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Buying a Home Listing Your Wants and Needs as a Homebuyer While we have seen an increase in home inventory this last year, “it is still 43.2% lower than it was before the pandemic in 2017 to 2019” (realtor.com). With this housing shortage, we must change our thinking when searching for a home this spring. When looking for a home to purchase this spring, buyers must […]
Buying a Home What is the MLS? Are you looking to buy or sell a home? You may have heard about the multiple listing service, also known as the MLS. It’s an invaluable tool for prospective buyers and sellers that can make the real estate market much easier to navigate. But what exactly is this mysterious resource? If you’re wondering how it […]
Buying a Home Good News for Today’s Homebuyers While higher mortgage rates are creating affordability challenges for homebuyers this year, there is still good news for those looking to buy a home. As the market has cooled this year, some of the intensity buyers faced during the pandemic’s peak frenzy has also cooled. Here are a few trends that may benefit you when […]
Buying a Home Factors to Lock in the Lowest Mortgage Rate When buying a home, you want to secure the lowest interest rate on your home loan. In the last few years, we have seen record-low mortgage rates, but over this last year, rates have significantly risen. How do you combat those higher rates to lock in a lower one? Here are a few factors and […]
Buying a Home Navigating Bidding Wars as the Buyer When inventory is tight, and a market heats up, sellers may find themselves in a multiple offer situation. In a multiple offer situation, more than one potential buyer submits a written offer. With multiple offers on a property, the listing agent can then try and “shop the top offer” to get the best deal possible […]
Buying a Home Mortgage Rates: Where Are They Headed? Last year Mark Fleming, Chief Economist at First American, stated that:  “You know, the fallacy of economic forecasting is: Don’t ever try and forecast interest rates and or, more specifically, if you’re a real estate economist mortgage rates, because you will always invariably be wrong.” There has never been a more accurate statement regarding forecasting […]
Buying a Home The Top Indicator if You Want To Know Where Mortgage Rates Are Heading Mortgage rates have increased significantly since the beginning of the year. Each Thursday, Freddie Mac releases its Primary Mortgage Market Survey. According to the latest survey, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has risen from 3.22% at the start of the year to 3.55% as of last week. This is important to note because any increase in mortgage rates […]
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