First-Time Homebuyers: Your Time Is Now
Fall is for first-timers. Seventy of the top 100 largest metropolitan areas see more starter homes on-market in October, November and December, relieving prices 4.8 percent over spring, according to the recently released Trulia Inventory and Price Watch. The most dramatic shifts—in favor of first-time homebuyers—in prices and supply are out West, in Arizona, California, […]
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First time home buyer? Here is what you need to know
It going to be a rough summer for many wanna-be homeowners, especially the first-timers. Buyers are facing stiff competition and bidding wars in the real estate markets that clearly favor sellers. But that doesn’t mean you should abandon your dreams of home ownership. Be realistic You know those HGTV shows that make home buying […]
Read MoreAre Higher Mortgage Rates Scaring Off First-Time Home-buyers?
First-time homebuyers are shying away from their plans to purchase this spring, according to a recently released report by realtor.com, due to the surge in mortgage rates in the last two months of 2016. Though rates have deflated since the end of the year, they remain hovering above 4 percent—high enough to scare off first-timers […]
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