Aug 8, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, Home Buying 101, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate News
By Aarthi Swaminathan Aug 8, 2023 (Getty Images) With the 30-year in the 7% range and home prices continuing to rise, the typical home buyer is feeling quite miserable about the prospect of buying a home. Some 82% of consumers said that it was a...
Aug 7, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, Real Estate
By Lisa Marie Conklin Aug 3, 2023 (Getty Images) You might have the prettiest and most desirable home in the neighborhood. But if you’re dealing with a known (or unknown) property line dispute, it could scare off buyers who want to avoid dealing with sticky...
Jul 31, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance
By Sally Jones Jul 31, 2023 (Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com; Source: Getty Images) Buying a home is the first step to building a sweet financial nest egg. The next step is to grow what’s known as your home equity. Home equity is the difference between the...
Jul 26, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, Home Buying 101, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance
By Larissa Runkle Jul 25, 2023 (Getty Images) High interest rates are one of the most significant hurdles buyers face when jumping into the housing market right now. As anyone who purchased a home in the last few years knows, interest rates have more than doubled...
Jul 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Julie Ryan Evans Jul 20, 2023 (Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com; Source: Getty Images) If you’ve got a mortgage, we hope your mama hammered home how important it is to make those mortgage payments on time, every month. This is not the kind of thing...