Category Archives: Learn
How-to’s: How Much Home Should You Buy?
Conventional wisdom suggests that buying a home is a long-term investment and that you should buy as much home as you can possibly afford. It’s possible to build equity over time, but that depends largely on what you pay for … Continue reading
Understanding CMA – Comparable Market Analysis
No two homes are alike, which is why pricing a home for sale can be so challenging. You may have an idea of what your home is worth on the open market, but in order to sell it, you’ll have … Continue reading
Understanding Today’s Home Buyers
Home buyers used to have it easy – all they had to consider when buying a home was price, condition and location. Getting loans was a snap, and reselling the home was never a worry. But today’s recessionary market is … Continue reading
Pricing Your Home For Sale
Is your home worth your asking price? The best way to answer that question is to separate what’s relevant to home buyers from what’s not relevant. Starting with the bare basics, home buyers choose homes based on: Price – their lenders … Continue reading
Private Mortgage Insurance
To encourage home buying during the Great Depression, the government created the Federal Housing Administration to provide insurance to banks on FHA-approved loans. If the borrower defaults, the bank is repaid in full and the home is taken over by … Continue reading
Moving with Young Children
Are you excited and happy about moving? Or are you dreading the sorting, packing and other chores? If you look at moving as an exciting adventure full of fun, new possibilities, then you’re halfway to getting your children on board … Continue reading
Pricing Your Home Right: Art or Science?
When you and your REALTOR® sit down to analyze comparable homes and recent sales, you may find that prices of homes similar to yours can be thousands of dollars apart. It’s tempting to pick the highest price and say, … Continue reading
Purchase Checklist
We prepared this list to help make you comfortable with the home buying process. After all, this is an exciting time in your life, and we want to help you enjoy it. Read through the checklist, then call a mortgage … Continue reading
The Right Mortgage
If you’re considering buying a home, securing a mortgage loan is a key part of the process. However, you’re probably wondering: how do I find the best mortgage loan for my financial needs? Generally speaking, there are two types of … Continue reading
