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Is It Getting More Affordable To Buy a Home?

Keeping Current Matters

Over the past year or so, a lot of people have been talking about how tough it is to buy a home.

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Is It Better To Rent Than Buy a Home Right Now?

Keeping Current Matters

You may have seen reports in the news recently saying it’s more affordable to rent right now than it is to buy a home.

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5 tips for buying a home in a seller’s housing market

Housing Wire

With inventory at record lows, demand surging and prices on the rise, buying — even just finding — a home in today’s market is quite the challenge. If buying a home is on your radar for 2021, there are still ways to do it. Are you hoping to buy a home in 2021’s hot housing market ? Need a real estate agent?

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A record 82% of consumers reported that it’s a “bad time to buy” a home

Housing Wire

Consumers’ increased confidence regarding their personal financial situations was largely offset by greater pessimism toward home-buying conditions, Fannie Mae ’s home purchase sentiment index ( HPSI ) showed. The HPSI — which tracks the housing market and consumer confidence to sell or buy a home — rose a mere 0.8

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What To Know About Credit Scores Before Buying a Home

Keeping Current Matters

If you want to buy a home, you should know your credit score is a critical piece of the puzzle when it comes to qualifying for a mortgage.

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Should you buy a home in a super-hot housing market?

Housing Wire

with the most significant number of adults of first-time home-buying age ever in history — and this is during a time when we are enjoying the lowest mortgage rates. The advantage of having great housing demographics and low mortgage rates at the same time is that we will have stable demand for homes during this period.

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Thinking About Buying a Home? Ask Yourself These Questions

Keeping Current Matters

If you’re thinking of buying a home this year, you’re probably paying closer attention than normal to the housing market.

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