Real Estate Market Insights

How VA Loans Can Help Make Homeownership Dreams Come True

For more than 79 years, Veterans Affairs (VA) home loans have helped millions of veterans buy their own homes. If you or someone you care about has served in the military, it’s essential to learn about this program and its advantages. Here are some important things to know about VA loans before you buy a home. The Many […]

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Looking at the Facts Says ….Don’t Expect a Flood of Foreclosures

The rising cost of just about everything from groceries to gas right now is leading to speculation that more people won’t be able to afford their mortgage payments. And that’s creating concern that a lot of foreclosures are on the horizon. While it’s true that foreclosure filings have gone up a bit compared to last year,

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Mastering Mortgage Management: Tips for Paying Off Your Mortgage Early and Saving Thousands

For many homeowners, a mortgage is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. While owning a home is a significant achievement, the prospect of paying off a mortgage over several decades can feel daunting. However, with careful planning and strategic financial decisions, it is possible to take control of your mortgage and even pay

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Why the Median Home Price Is Meaningless in Today’s Market

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) will release its latest Existing Home Sales (EHS) report later this week. This monthly report provides information on the sales volume and price trend for previously owned homes. In the upcoming release, it’ll likely say home prices are down. This may feel a bit confusing, especially if you’ve been following along and seeing the

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Today’s Real Estate Market: The ‘Unicorns’ Have Galloped Off

Comparing real estate metrics from one year to another can be challenging in a normal housing market. That’s due to possible variability in the market making the comparison less meaningful or accurate. Unpredictable events can have a significant impact on the circumstances and outcomes being compared. Comparing this year’s numbers to the two ‘unicorn’ years

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The Four Phases of the Real Estate Cycle: Understanding Recovery, Expansion, Hyper Supply and Recession

I’ve never known anyone who can regularly predict when the real estate market will peak, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to gauge where we are in the real estate cycle. Real estate regularly goes through multi-year cycles of boom and bust periods. These cycles can be broken into four periods: recovery, expansion, hyper-supply,

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Rent Growth is Expected to Continue. . .How Does That Impact You?

After 13 months of double-digit increases, year-over-year rent growth slowed to a single digit pace in the late summer of 2022. Nevertheless, the cooling off does not mean the rental market will return to what was typical before the pandemic within the short term, especially when taking the high inflation rate and the strong labor market

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