Likely to be a hallmark of this year’s spring home selling season: Bidding wars. As home listings are scarcer and buyer demand remains high, home shoppers are discovering considerably more competition this spring, particularly in hot markets such as San Francisco Bay area, Denver, and ... » Learn More about Bidding Wars to Get Hot This Spring
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New-Home Sales Increase 6%
Sales of newly built single-family homes posted a substantial month in February. New-home sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 592,000 units, up 6.1% month over month and 12.8% in front of a year ago, the Commerce Department reported this week. New-Home Sales Increase ... » Learn More about New-Home Sales Increase 6%
Points to consider Prior to Renting Your Home on a Short-Term Rental Site
Today, renting a room in your house (or the entire house) to unknown travelers isn't an outlandish concept. Short-term rentals offer an income opportunity for owners and a unique opportinity for visitors to experience a city. What better way to get the local experience than staying - or renting from ... » Learn More about Points to consider Prior to Renting Your Home on a Short-Term Rental Site
How much house can I afford?
Have you ever wondered how much house you can really afford? We have Partnered with Consumer Affairs and wanted to share this useful tool that they have provided to let you see just how much you can. How much house can I afford? So many times we work with buyer's who do not know how much house ... » Learn More about How much house can I afford?
30-year rates on mortgages increase again to 4.30%
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for a second straight week, posting new highs for the year. The markets were anticipating an increase in a key interest rate by the Federal Reserve, which the Fed announced Wednesday. 30-year rates on mortgages increase again to ... » Learn More about 30-year rates on mortgages increase again to 4.30%