For Buyers: For the first time since November 2014, supply is higher than it was the previous year. This is generally good news for buyers, as it means there are more listings competing for their attention. However, buyers looking for homes under $200,000 will find this is not true. The Phoenix Metropolitan area is …
Mortgage rates dropped significantly today, officially hitting the lowest levels in almost exactly 1 year. For most lenders, that means a conventional 30yr fixed rate quote of 3.625% for top tier borrowers, though there are still quite a few lenders at 3.75%. That’s an important point to keep in mind today as several lenders are still …
Good news for folks owning homes priced below $250,000 as they appreciated the most in 2015 between 6 and 12 percent, according to the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University’s most recent housing report. Homes priced in the next tier, $250,000 to $500,000 saw modest appreciation at 2 to 6 percent while …
5 suggestions for presents with staying power Here are Santa Kerry’s five money-smart suggestions to consider: 1. Cash alternatives No one ever complains about receiving cash. This year, earmark it toward a savings plan. Three options I discussed in this Next Avenue column: buying U.S. savings bonds, funding a 529 college-plan account and putting money …
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How to Prepare Yourself Mentally for Retirement As someone who writes about personal finances for people in their 50s and 60s, I get a lot of retirement books. Most of them are perfectly fine, parroting the traditional financial advice about saving wisely and managing expenses. Some are off the wall. But I recently read a …
Prepare your home for sale with some simple staging techniques that will entice buyers to make an offer. Skillful staging can make the difference between a quick sale and a house that lingers on the market for months. But while you know that staging will help you sell, how do you know which staging projects …
The mortgage game might be the same, but the rules have changed to favor homebuyers instead of lenders. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is pinch-hitting for HUD. Its mission: to make sure another housing crisis, like the one from 2008, never happens again. One way to help achieve that goal is to make the …
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Examine these factors to get a handle on how long your home will be on the market. When you’ve decided to sell your home, the last thing you want is to have it sitting on the market forever, especially if you’re already gone and in your new digs. Conversely, you might not be ready for …
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