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How Buyers & Sellers Can Prepare For An Early Start To The Spring Market

How Buyers & Sellers Can Prepare For An Early Start To The Spring Market

Is January the new April? When it comes to the real estate market, experts say yes. Regardless of whether that famous groundhog sees his shadow, a recent article on CNBC suggests spring will arrive early this year-at least when it comes to the housing market. In fact, some are speculating that January may very well...

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5 Upsides to Downsizing Your Home

5 Upsides to Downsizing Your Home

If you've been thinking about shrinking your square footage and moving into a smaller home, you're probably well-aware of the obvious advantages: There's less to clean, heat, and cool, which means a savings of time and money. But that's only the beginning. Downsizing offers several other, less-talked-about benefits that make scaling back very appealing.

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5 Ways to Improve Your Garage

5 Ways to Improve Your Garage

If you have a garage, you know it offers a range of benefits. Not only does it shelter and protect your car from the elements, it also serves as a spot to store tools and other equipment. But, it's easy (and common) for a garage to get so filled and disorganized with everything else that...

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Dear Real Estate (A Valentine’s Day Love Letter)

Dear Real Estate (A Valentine's Day Love Letter)

Remember when we first got together? People didn't think we'd last. Maybe they didn't always say it, but they thought it. "You could do so much better. Why would you be a real estate agent?" "What's your back-up plan?" "You should get a real job..." I'm sure they were well-intentioned.

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12 She Sheds Cheryl Should See

12 She Sheds Cheryl Should See

Oh, Cheryl! Our collective hearts melted for you, right along with your she shed. Good thing Zachary from State Farm has your back, though. Thanks to him, you're getting another one! (For those of you living under a rock, this all went down in a commercial - one that's gone quite viral, mind you.

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Average Credit Score In The US Hits 8-Year High

Average Credit Score In The US Hits 8-Year High

Your credit score is one of the most important numbers to your financial health-especially when it comes to real estate. The higher your credit score, the better interest rate you'll be able to get on your mortgage, which can save you tens of thousands of dollars over the life of your loan.

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Going Into The New Year, Consumers Are Optimistic About Home Buying

Going Into The New Year, Consumers Are Optimistic About Home Buying

The most recent Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) shows that consumers are feeling optimistic about the state of the market-and what it means for the home buying process. The HPSI increased 2.7 points in November to 91.5. That was not only a rebound from the prior month's decline, but also approached the survey's...

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First-Time Homebuyers Finding That They Don’t Need A Large Down Payment

First-Time Homebuyers Finding That They Don't Need A Large Down Payment

Many would-be buyers think that in order to make their dream of homeownership a reality, they need to have 20 percent of the home's purchase price to put down as a down payment. But, that's just not true. The truth is, the vast majority of first-time buyers are buying their homes with significantly less.

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Worried About Qualifying For A Mortgage? It May Be Easier For You Right Now

Worried About Qualifying For A Mortgage? It May Be Easier For You Right Now

Buying a home is a big purchase and most buyers rely on a mortgage in order to pay for one. So, there's good news for would-be homeowners... New data from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows that qualifying for a mortgage has gotten easier for many buyers over the past few months.

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5 Features Home Buyers Are Most Likely To Fight About

5 Features Home Buyers Are Most Likely To Fight About

When you're shopping for a property, you probably have a list of must-have features for your dream home. But when you're shopping for a home with your partner, your list of must-haves and their list of must-haves might not quite align-and those discrepancies can lead to disagreements, arguments, and some good, old-fashioned bickering.

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First Comes House, Then Comes Marriage

First Comes House, Then Comes Marriage - The Best Real Estate Blog

Back in the day, couples rarely lived together before marriage-and they even more rarely purchased a home together before walking down the aisle. But we're not living back in the day, and today, the percentage of couples who live together-and purchase property together-is on the rise.

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Millennials Want To Own Homes, And They’re Willing To Make Sacrifices To Make It Happen

Millennials Want To Own Homes, And They're Willing To Make Sacrifices To Make It Happen

Millennials currently make up the largest share of home buying activity in the US. This generation is set on becoming homeowners-and, according to a recent report, many are willing to make sacrifices in order to turn their dream of homeownership into a reality.

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FHA Changes Requirements For Cash-Out Refinancing

FHA Changes Requirements For Cash-Out Refinancing

Since 2013, the number of cash-out refinances on FHA-backed loans has skyrocketed an incredible 250%-and, in hopes of reversing the trend, the Federal Housing Association is changing the requirements for refinancing. According to a recent article in HousingWire, effective September 1, 2019, the FHA will be changing the loan-to-value requirements from 85 percent to 80...

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