Monthly Archives: June 2019

Before You Look for Your Dream Home: Know What You Want vs. What You Need

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters In this day and age of being able to shop for anything anywhere, it is really important to know what you’re looking for when you start your home search. If you’ve been thinking about buying … Continue reading

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5 Simple Ways to Stage the Exterior of Your Home

Reprinted from RIS Media’s Housecall By Charles Muotoh If you’re selling your home, chances are good you’re familiar with the concept of staging your home. Real estate agents recommend your home look its best to prospective buyers, and home staging … Continue reading

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4 Reasons to Sell This Summer

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters Some Highlights: Buyer demand continues to outpace the supply of homes for sale. This means that buyers are often competing with one another for the few listings that are available. Housing inventory is still under … Continue reading

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What You Need to Know about Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters Whether it is your first time or your fifth, it is always important to know all the facts when it comes to buying a home. With the large number of mortgage programs available that allow … Continue reading

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Why is so Much Paperwork Required to Get a Mortgage?

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters When buying a home today, why is there so much paperwork mandated by the lenders for a mortgage loan application? It seems like they need to know everything about you. Furthermore, it requires three separate sources to validate … Continue reading

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Renting or Owning, What is Better for You?

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters In a real estate market where home prices are rising, many have begun to reexamine the idea of buying a home, choosing instead, to rent for a while. But often, there is a dilemma: should … Continue reading

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What is the Cost of Waiting Until Next Year to Buy? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters Some Highlights: The “cost of waiting to buy” is defined as the additional funds necessary to buy a home if prices & interest rates were to increase over a period of time. Freddie Mac forecasts interest … Continue reading

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The Feeling You Get from Owning Your Home

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters We often talk about the financial reasons why buying a home makes sense. But, more often than not, the emotional reasons are the more powerful and compelling ones. No matter what shape or size your … Continue reading

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