First-Time Home Buyers
Creative Ways to Sell Your Home in a Slow Market
Where are the Buyers from two years ago that flooded the market for homes? Attitude adjustment needed! We recognize that your home may be beautiful and priced right, but mortgage rates are still high, and the existing buyer’s pools are changing and/or shrinking. I am fortunate to have been involved in real estate since 2005 and…
Read MoreCreative Ideas for First-Time Homebuyers Down Payment Assistance
I purchased my first home in the late 1970s. It took me several years while working two jobs to save $2,000 for the down payment. I proudly bought my 900 square feet home for $22,000 with an 18% mortgage interest rate. Yes, that’s correct, an 18% interest rate. And I almost didn’t qualify because I…
Read MoreFirst-Time Home Buyers Pain—Be “Savvy”
As we begin the new year, I am thinking about our first-time home buyers and their potential “pain” in the real estate marketplace. The American dream has been—since the 1950s—to own a home. This dream is still strong in 2024, but we need to be financially “savvy.” Home prices are much higher, mortgage rates are…
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