Category: buying-a-house

Buying a home can be a daunting undertaking, especially for first-time buyers. The whole process from beginning to end, from deciding to buy to closing, comprises many steps, a bunch of tasks, and not a few legal intricacies. Buying your first home should be an exciting adventure, but the complexity and anxiety often suck all … Continued

Homebuyers have a lot of things to factor in and consider when it comes to their home-purchasing decisions, not least of which is affordability. And one of the things that most heavily impact affordability is the mortgage interest rate. So getting the best interest rate is (or should be) paramount for most homebuyers. Here is … Continued

With wages lagging behind the continuing growth in home prices, things are getting much tougher for many people who want to buy a home. Even with the current low-interest rates, the increase in home prices relative to wages – a threefold discrepancy in some Western states – has put buying a home out of reach … Continued

With rising prices and dwindling inventory and frequent bidding wars, you might think right now isn’t a good time to buy a house. But it very well may be. Despite all the intimidating real estate market news, there are still some encouraging things going on. Interest rates, for example, are still very low, and there’s … Continued