Are You Really Too Young For Homeownership?
When Is The Right Age To Buy A Home? I get this question often. A reader who is 20 and financially ready asked if it is too soon to buy a home. The honest answer is that age is not…
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Why Your Local Housing Market Feels Unique
Every Market Is Different. Here Is How To Read Your Local Reality I read a post this week that hit me in the gut. A first time buyer in the Northeast wrote that after 3 rejected offers they are stepping…
Home Sales Slowed in August. Here Is What Really Happened
Home Sales Slowed in August If you saw the headlines about home sales in August and felt a little uneasy, take a breath. The Wall Street Journal reported that existing home sales slipped slightly in August as high prices kept…
What Falling Mortgage Rates in Mean for Home Sales
Mortgage Rates Are at an 11 Month Low. Will That Save the Housing Market Mortgage rates have just dipped to their lowest point in almost a year, and many are wondering if this shift will breathe life back into the…
