by Laura Baliestiero | Oct 21, 2021 | Buyer, Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers
It’s impossible to research the subject of buying a home without coming across a headline declaring that the fall in home affordability is a crisis. However, when we add context to the most recent affordability statistics, we soon realize that, though homes are less...
by Laura Baliestiero | Oct 19, 2021 | Buyers & Sellers, Buying Myths
If you’re looking to buy or sell a house, chances are you’ve heard talk about today’s rising home prices. And while this increase in home values is great news for sellers, you may be wondering what the future holds. Will prices continue to rise with time, or should...
by Laura Baliestiero | Oct 12, 2021 | Buyer, Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers
Today’s housing market is truly one for the record books. Over the past year, we’ve seen the lowest mortgage rates in history. And while those rates seemed to bottom out in January of this year, the golden window of opportunity for buyers isn’t over just yet. If...
by Laura Baliestiero | Sep 27, 2021 | Buyer, Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers
In today’s real estate market, buyers shouldn’t shop for a home with the expectation they’ll be able to negotiate a lower sales price. In a typical housing market, buyers try to determine how much less than the asking price they can offer and still get the home. From...
by Laura Baliestiero | Sep 23, 2021 | Buyers & Sellers, Buying Myths
If you’re a renter with a desire to become a homeowner, or a homeowner who’s decided your current house no longer fits your needs, you may be hoping that waiting a year might mean better market conditions to purchase a home. To determine if you should buy now or wait,...
by Laura Baliestiero | Sep 22, 2021 | Buyer, Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers
There’s a common misconception that, as a homebuyer, you need to come up with 20% of the total sale price for your down payment. In fact, a recent survey by Lending Tree asks what is keeping consumers from purchasing a home. For over half of those surveyed, the...
