Walter Whitehurst Dealing with the Emotional Stress of Selling Your Childhood Home Selling a childhood home can be emotionally stressful and even traumatizing. This is more than a house; it is a home where years and even decades of memories have been made and where lives have been lived. While selling a childhood home may […]
Walter Whitehurst Federal Reserve FOMC Announcement The stage was set in high suspense for FOMC’s post-meeting announcement on Wednesday. As fall approaches, analysts and the media are looking for any sign of when and how much the Fed will raise its target federal funds rate. According to CNBC, some analysts were projecting two interest rate […]
Walter Whitehurst Assessing Your ‘Debt-to-Income Ratio’ and Why This Number Matters When Getting a Mortgage If you are looking to buy a home, you may want to consider shopping for a loan first. Having your financing squared away ahead of time can make it easier to be taken seriously by buyers and help move along […]
Walter Whitehurst Last-minute Home Showing? Here’s How to Stage Your Home in Just a Few Minutes In an ideal situation, a seller will have ample time to prepare a home to list for sale. This may include time to make necessary repairs, to thoroughly clean the home from top to bottom and to properly stage […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 27, 2015 Last week’s scheduled economic news releases were limited as no news was released on Monday or Tuesday, but good news did arrive in the form of a dip in mortgage rates for fixed rate loans. The National Association of Realtors® reported higher […]
Walter Whitehurst Tiny, but Cozy: 3 Ways to Furnish Small Spaces to Make Them Feel Much Larger When decorating a small space, there is a general desire to make the space look and feel larger than it is while also meeting basic functional needs in the room. For example, there may be a need to […]
Walter Whitehurst Good News! Existing Home Sales, FHFA Home Prices Increase Housing markets show continued signs of strengthening according to reports released on Wednesday. The National Association of Realtors® reported that sales of pre-owned homes rose to 5.49 million in June as compared to May’s revised reading of 5.32 million pre-owned homes sold and expected […]
Walter Whitehurst 3 Reasons Why Your Closing Costs Will Vary Depending on the Type of Home You Buy Savvy home buyers who are preparing to make a real estate purchase should do their research and understand that they need to save money for not only the down payment, but the closing costs as well. The […]
Walter Whitehurst 3 Trends That Will Help Shape Your Local Real Estate Market in 2015 Each real estate market is unique in various ways, and your local real estate agent can help you to become more familiar with the trends in your community. For example, in some areas, it may be common for a seller […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 20, 2015 Last week’s economic news included an encouraging report from the National Association of Home Builders, whose housing market index held steady with a reading of 60 in July. This was the 13th consecutive month for readings over 50, which indicate that more […]
