The Recent Rate Movement Prices are still going up, they may not go up another ten percent but they’re going up. Interest Rates are going up and we don't know where they will be by the end of the year. So it may not make sense to wait and buy. In fact, it will most likely cost you more money if y
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07/31/2013
For those thinking of waiting to buy, you have to think about the potential cost of waiting. For example If you didn't buy last year and waited to buy now, how would that have impacted you? What if you wait another year? Take a $200,000.00 house from last year, add a ten percent increase in pri
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07/30/2013
Home prices are going up but income and rent has gone up also at the same period of time. Below is a graph from Moody’s Analytics based on Celia Chen reporting. Income you can measure between the first quarters of 2004 and 2013. Income is up 28 percent. Rent is up 26 percent. But if we look at h
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07/26/2013
As we know prices are recovering. There was an over evaluation in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Then as we all know the market had a big correction Like most corrections the pendulum swung too far and now we’re having a correction of the correction. We’re coming back again to where prices should be a
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07/25/2013
First Things First, What To Do Upon Moving Into Your New Home If you have purchased a new home and are going to move in soon, what are the first few things that you will need to do upon moving into your new home? Moving can be very stressful, but having a checklist can make your move effortle
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07/23/2013
6 Free Sites To Post Your Listings Aside from the obvious free sites such as Craigslist, Facebook, Pinterest, and your own website, there are numerous resources on the web today to post your listings absolutely free. Here's a sampling of the latest sites you can use to get more exposure for your
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07/20/2013
3 Common Home Financing Problems And How To Avoid Them Getting the best mortgage financing for your new home can sometimes be a complicated process and, unfortunately, things can go wrong. Using a licensed and trusted mortgage loan specialist can help alleviate many of these challenges. There are
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07/17/2013
Can you add value to your home by adding a home theater? Well this little guy says "Yes" Many people including myself dream of having a home theater. An entire room of the home dedicated to enjoying television and film. These rooms are usually equipped with a large flat screen televisio
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07/12/2013
FOMC Minutes Reveal Fed May Curb Economic Support Program Before Year End The minutes for June’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) suggest that committee members are mostly in agreement that the current quantitative easing program (QE) should begin winding down by year end,
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07/11/2013
The Best And Worst Times Of The Year To Sell Your Home Does the time of year when you put your home on the market affect how well it will sell? What about the final sales price? According to many studies in housing trends, the answer is yes. The time of year when you sell your home can have an
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07/09/2013