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Vast Majority Think 2019 First Quarter is Good Time to Buy Home, says Realtor® Survey

Market Trends, What Buyers Need To Know / By Blakely Hull

WASHINGTON (March 20, 2019) – New findings from a National Association of Realtors® survey show that more Americans believe that now is a good time to purchase a home. Consumer opinions about home buying bounced back in the first quarter of 2019, with 37 percent stating that they strongly believe now is a good time […]

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Thousands of New Millionaires Are About to Eat San Francisco Alive

Market Trends, What Buyers Need To Know / By Blakely Hull

Uber, Lyft, Airbnb and Pinterest plan to go public. California’s newly minted rich will be hungry for parties, houses, boats, bikes — and ice sculptures. SAN FRANCISCO — Big wealth doesn’t come in monthly paychecks. It comes when a start-up goes public, transforming hypothetical money into extremely real money. This year — with Uber, Lyft,

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Using an IRA to Make a House Down Payment

What Buyers Need To Know / By Blakely Hull

With the housing market rebounding, more and more people are looking to buy a home. Unfortunately, as a result of the sub-prime housing scandal that occurred some years ago, home loan lenders are stricter than they used to be. The days when you would qualify with 5% down are over. You’ll often need to make

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Homeownership rate rises to four-year high as Millennials are finally buying homes

Market Trends, What Buyers Need To Know / By Blakely Hull

What so many in the housing industry have waited years for appears to be finally happening: Millennials are buying homes. How much things can change in just a few months. Back in September, after existing home sales fell to a three-year low, it appeared that many younger would-be buyers were turning to renting instead of buying. But things look

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