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Second-Time Homebuyer: What to Expect This Time Around

Redfin

Step 3: Research second-time homebuyer programs and loans Step 4: Work with an experienced agent Step 5: Make a strong offer as a second-time homebuyer Step 6: Plan your transition Second-time homebuyer FAQs Is it harder to buy a house the second time? Try to avoid overlapping mortgage payments or being stuck without a home.

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5 Tips for Thriving in a Low-Inventory Market

Lab Coat Agents

As a real estate agent, housing inventory is the lifeblood of your businessIts how you find seller clients and deals for buyer clients. home listings are well below where they were pre-pandemic. With few listings available, competition is fierce, forcing agents to be proactive and creative to stay ahead. However, active U.S.

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What Does It Mean If Your Home Appreciates?

HomeLight

Your homes appreciation rate is typically tied to market trends, neighborhood growth, and home improvements. In short, the more your home appreciates, the more equity you have in it. How much do homes appreciate each year? HomeLight’s data shows that the top 5% of agents sell homes for as much as 10% more.

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What Is a Bumpable Buyer? How Bumpable Offers Impact Your House Hunting

Redfin

Pros and cons of making an offer on a home with a bumpable buyer How to compete with a bumpable buyer FAQs about bumpable buyers What is a bumpable buyer? A bumpable buyer is someone who has an accepted offer on a home but the sale depends on them selling their current home first. This is called a home sale contingency.

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Calque launches another “Buy Before You Sell” program

Housing Wire

Fintech Calque rolled out an affordable version of its Buy Before You Sell program that enables homeowners to remove home sale contingencies and debt-to-income (DTI) constraints. The Calque PPG will be the minimum amount required to remove the home sale contingency, according to the firm.

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How does the “buy before you sell” model differ from iBuyers and Power buyers?

Housing Wire

A majority of homeowners must sell their current home before they can qualify for a mortgage on their next home due to federal lending requirements around debt-to-income and down payments. When, and if, contingent offers are accepted, they can result in paying as much as 11% more for the home relative to a cash offer.

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Bridge Loans in Colorado: How to Unlock Home Equity to Buy Before You Sell

HomeLight

If you are selling your home in Colorado but also looking to purchase a new one, the timing of both transactions can feel impossible to plan perfectly. Through our Buy Before You Sell program, HomeLight can help you unlock a portion of your equity upfront to put toward your next home. Need to Buy Before You Sell?