Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – August 17, 2015 Last week’s economic reports related to housing were few and far between other than weekly reports on new jobless claims and Freddie Mac’s mortgage rates survey. Mortgage Rates Mixed, Jobless Claims Up Freddie Mac reported that average mortgage rates rose for fixed […]
September is quickly approaching! That means it’s time to bring out the jackets, long-sleeve shirts, and denim jeans. But what are you doing to bring your home into fall? Here are a few easy decorating ideas you can do to welcome the cooler temperatures and beautiful colors into your home. DIY Home Improvement and Decorating Tips for […]
Walter Whitehurst Marketing to Millennials: How to Stage Your Home to Attract One of the Hottest Buyer Groups Millennials are finally starting to enter the real estate market, but as is expected with a generation as different as Gen Y, they’re buying homes in a completely different way. Millennial buyers intend to own for shorter […]
Walter Whitehurst 3 Handy Tips That Will Prevent Serious Stress when Buying and Selling a Home at the Same Time If you’re in the process of simultaneously buying and selling a home, you may be in for the most stressful experience of your life. One UK-based real estate survey of over two thousand people found […]
Walter Whitehurst 3 Reasons to Avoid Giving Wrong Information on Your Mortgage Application A mortgage application is typically several pages in length, and it requires you to provide a considerable amount of information about your personal, professional and financial life. Some mortgage applicants may not have access to all of the information when completing the […]
Walter Whitehurst 3 Closing Costs That Most Buyers Forget to Factor in – and What You Can Expect to Pay If you’re in the process of buying a home, you probably have your deposit and monthly mortgage charges in a spreadsheet, along with a chart of your other expenses and your monthly income. But when […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – August 10, 2015 This week’s scheduled economic news includes reports on construction spending, a survey of senior loan officers, and reports on labor markets including ADP private sector jobs, the federal government’s reports on non-farm payrolls, core inflation and the national unemployment rate. Construction Spending […]
Investing In Real Estate: AchieveYour Real Estate Goals With mortgage rates so low, many investors choose to invest in real estate, as opposed to the stock market. In addition, real estate is a prime investment for novice investors, as it is more tangible and understandable than stocks and the index. According to Bankrate’s annual investment […]
Walter Whitehurst Staging Tips: How to Make Your Bedrooms One of Your Home’s Best Selling Features To potential homebuyers, a bedroom is more than just a place to lay your head at night. It’s a place to relax, retreat, and recover, a place where the demands of the busy world are locked out. And with […]
Walter Whitehurst Real Estate Terminology 101: What Exactly Is A “Buyer’s Market”? If you’ve been following the real estate industry for any length of time, you’ve probably heard the phrase “buyer’s market” at some point. And although the meaning may seem apparent, it takes some study to understand what actually constitutes a buyer’s market. Who […]
