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An Expert Advisor Will Give You the Best Advice in Today’s Market

Written by West Palm Beach Mortgage Syndicated User on . Posted in For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, West Palm Beach Condo Financing, West Palm Beach Mortgage.

Having an experienced guide coaching you through the process of buying or selling a home is important in a normal market – but today’s market is far from normal. As a result, an expert real estate advisor isn’t just good to have by your side, they’re essential. Today’s housing market is full of extremes. Experts project mortgage rates will continue to rise this year, and that’s driving significant demand for homes as buyers want to make their purchases before rates climb even higher. At the same time, an absence of sellers is leading to record-low housing inventory. This imbalance in supply...

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Down Payment Assistance Programs Can Help You Achieve Homeownership

Written by West Palm Beach Mortgage Syndicated User on . Posted in Buying Myths, Down Payments, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, West Palm Beach Condo Financing, West Palm Beach Mortgage.

For many homebuyers, the thought of saving for a down payment can feel daunting, especially in today’s market. That’s why, when asked what they find most difficult in the homebuying process, some buyers say it’s one of the hardest steps on the path to homeownership. Data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows: “For first-time home buyers, 29 percent said saving for a downpayment [sic] was the most difficult step in the process.” If you’re finding that your down payment is your biggest hurdle, the good news is there are many down payment assistance programs available that can...

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Are Home Prices Continuing To Rise?

Written by West Palm Beach Mortgage Syndicated User on . Posted in First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, West Palm Beach Condo Financing, West Palm Beach Mortgage.

Many analysts projected home price appreciation would slow dramatically in the fall of 2021 and then continue to soften throughout 2022. So far, that hasn’t happened. The major price indices are all revealing ongoing double-digit price appreciation. Here’s a look at their reports on year-over-year price appreciation for December: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA): 17.6% S&P Case-Shiller: 18.8% CoreLogic: 18.5% To show that they’re not seeing signs of softening, here’s a graph that gives the progression of all three indices for each month of 2021. As the graph above reveals, last...

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The Perks of Owning More Than One Home

Written by West Palm Beach Mortgage Syndicated User on . Posted in For Buyers, Luxury Market, Move-Up Buyers, West Palm Beach Condo Financing, West Palm Beach Mortgage.

Many things have changed over the past couple of years, and real estate is no exception. One impact is an increased desire to own more than one home. According to the recent Luxury Market Report from Luxury Home Marketing: “As trends such as remote working and flexi-hours took hold in 2021, so too did the flexibility of relocating as well as the growth of second homeownership.” This may be because the pandemic has altered how we think about our homes. Where we live has become, more than ever, our safe space and our getaway. And with the rise in remote work, more people are reconsidering where...

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