Your Take Away Mortgage interest rates fell to the lowest point since February, as home prices also continue to decline. We’re still in a sellers’ market. And if you’re looking to buy a home, that means you’re likely facing some unique challenges, like difficulty finding a home and volatile mortgage rates. But keep in mind, there are some benefits to being a buyer in today’s market that give Continue Reading about Trying To Buy a Home? Hang in There.: There are some benefits to being a buyer in today’s market that gives you good reason to stick with your search!
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How Changing Mortgage Rates Can Affect You: Timing means a lot in this RE Market
How Changing Mortgage Rates Can Affect You The 30-year fixed mortgage rate has been bouncing between 6% and 7% this year. If you’ve been on the fence about whether to buy a home or not, it’s helpful to know exactly how a 1%, or even a 0.5%, mortgage rate shift affects your purchasing power. The chart below helps show the general relationship between mortgage rates and a typical monthly Continue Reading about How Changing Mortgage Rates Can Affect You: Timing means a lot in this RE Market
How Homeownership Is Life Changing for Many Women: The key to building wealth for single women
How Homeownership Is Life Changing for Many Women Throughout Women’s History Month, we reflect on the impact women have in our lives, and that includes impact on the housing market. In fact, since at least 1981, single women have bought more homes than single men each year, and they make up 17% of all households. Why Is Homeownership So Important to Women? The rise in women pursuing Continue Reading about How Homeownership Is Life Changing for Many Women: The key to building wealth for single women
Get Ready: The Best Time To List Your House Is Almost Here
Get Ready: The Best Time To List Your House Is Almost Here If you’re thinking about selling this spring, it’s time to get moving – the best week to list your house is fast approaching. Experts at realtor.com looked at seasonal trends from recent years (excluding 2020 as an uncharacteristic year due to the onset of the pandemic) and determined the ideal week to list a house this Continue Reading about Get Ready: The Best Time To List Your House Is Almost Here
Should I buy a home this spring?: What’s Ahead for Home Prices in 2023
Your Take Away Here are three reasons to consider making a move: Over the past year, home prices have been a widely debated topic. Some have said we’ll see a massive drop in prices and that this could be a repeat of 2008 – which hasn’t happened. Others have forecasted a real estate market that could see slight appreciation or depreciation depending on the area of the Continue Reading about Should I buy a home this spring?: What’s Ahead for Home Prices in 2023
4 Tips for Making Your Best Offer on a Home: You May Not Need as Much as You Think for Your Down Payment
Take Away: Make sure you have a trusted lender and can find out if you’re ready to buy a home sooner rather than later. Are you planning to buy a home this spring? Though things are more balanced than they were at the height of the pandemic, it’s still a sellers’ market. So, when you find the home you want to buy, remember these four tips to make your best offer. 1. Lean on a Real Continue Reading about 4 Tips for Making Your Best Offer on a Home: You May Not Need as Much as You Think for Your Down Payment
Why Home Equity Is a Bright Spark in the Housing Market
"BOTTOM LINE; The fear and uncertainty we feel right now are very real, and this is not going to be easy. We can, however, see strength in our current market through homeowner equity that has not been there in the past. That may be a bright spark to help us make it through. Given how we have seen more unemployment claims than ever before over the past several weeks, fear is spreading Continue Reading about Why Home Equity Is a Bright Spark in the Housing Market
Keys to Selling Your House Virtually at any Location
Ways you and your real estate agent can show your Kittitas County home "As real estate agents and consumers seek out ways to safely complete these transactions, we believe that technology will become an even more imperative part of how we search for, buy and sell homes moving forward." In a recent survey by realtor.com, people thinking about selling their homes indicated they’re Continue Reading about Keys to Selling Your House Virtually at any Location
