When you’re looking into purchasing a home, there are plenty of things to watch out for at any time of the year, but there are a few things that you can expect during the winter months that may be a little different than other seasons. If you happen to be on the market for a […]

Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – December 28, 2015 This week’s report of economic events is shortened due to the Christmas holiday. Economic news through Wednesday included Existing Home Sales, New Home Sales and Consumer Spending. The details: Existing Home Sales Dip, New Home Sales Rise According to the National Association […]

Walter Whitehurst Running out of Kitchen Space? 5 Storage Hacks That Will Help You Do More with Less With all of the things that you need to fit into the kitchen, being economical with how you use your space can be a very important part of making it work. If you’re looking for some new […]

Walter Whitehurst Existing Home Sales Dip More Than Expected November sales of pre-owned homes dipped lower than expected and prior month’s readings according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Analysts expected existing home sales to slow to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 5.30 million sales, which was based on October’s reading of 5.32 million […]

Walter Whitehurst The 3 Golden Rules of Staging – Follow These and Sell Your Home Faster When it comes to staging your home to sell, it can sometimes seem like there are so many things to do that it’s hard to know what will make a real difference. Since staging is such an important aspect […]

Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – December 21, 2015 Last week’s scheduled economic reports included the NAHB Housing Market Index, Housing Starts, FOMC statement and Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s press conference. In addition to weekly reports on jobless claims and mortgage rates, inflation reports were also released. Builder Confidence Slips, Housing […]

Walter Whitehurst Video: What Do Lenders Have To Tell You About Your Real Estate Loan? What Do Lenders Have To Tell You About Your Real Estate Loan? Federal “disclosure” forms define the information that creditor businesses MUST provide to consumers applying for real estate loans. As of Oct 1, 2015 lenders must provide TWO New […]

Walter Whitehurst Federal Reserve Raises Short-Term Interest Rates After prolonged speculation by economic analysts and news media, the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates for the first time in seven years. Committee members voted to raise the target federal funds rate to a range of 0.25 to 0.50 percent […]

Walter Whitehurst Yes, It’s True: Mortgage Closing Costs Are Down. Here’s How You Can Take Advantage Mortgage closing costs have been coming down in recent years, which is good news for buyers. But if you’re buying a home in the near future, you’ll want to ensure you’re prepared to take full advantage of these lower […]