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• Knowing key housing terms and how they relate to today’s market is important. For example, when mortgage rates and home prices rise, it impacts how much home you can afford.
• Terms like appraisal (what lenders rely on to validate a home’s value) and the inspection contingency (which gives ...

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• Buying a home and wondering if your inspection is necessary? While some buyers may decide to waive their inspection, it’s risky decision.
• Your home inspection is a crucial step in the home buying process. It assesses the condition of the home you plan to purchase, so you can ...

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• If you’re trying to decide whether to rent or buy a home, consider the advantages home ownership offers.
• Buying a home can help you escape the cycle of rising rents, it’s a powerful wealth-building tool, and it’s typically considered a good hedge against inflation.
• If you’re ready to ...

If you’re planning to sell this year, you’re probably thinking about what you’ll need to do to get your house ready to appeal to the most buyers. It’s crucial to work with a trusted real estate professional who knows your local market to get your home ready to sell. But ...

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• There’s an influx of buyers looking for homes today, and that means your house is in high demand. Here are a few reasons why so many people are looking to buy a home.
• Buyers are motivated to beat rising mortgage rates, and many want to escape rising rents ...

Mortgage rates have increased significantly since the beginning of the year. Each Thursday, Freddie Mac releases its Primary Mortgage Market Survey. According to the latest survey, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has risen from 3.22% at the start of the year to 3.55% as of last week. This ...

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• If your workplace is delaying its return to office plans or is allowing permanent work from home options, that may open up new possibilities for your home search.
• Ongoing remote work could give you the chance for a change in scenery, a move to an area with a ...

Over the past two years, we’ve lived through one of the most stressful periods in recent history. Because of the health crisis, many of us have spent more time at home and that’s led us to re-evaluate both what we need in a house and how much we appreciate having ...