Walter Whitehurst It’s Not Just a Mortgage: Understanding the Financial Implications of Buying a New Home When it comes to home ownership, the biggest buzzword of them all is mortgage and it’s often all people think about when it comes to price. While the ‘m’ word will be a large part of the expense that […]
Walter Whitehurst What Are the Advantages to Paying off Your Mortgage Early? Here Are a Few That Might Entice You If you’re looking into fixed term mortgages, you might be wondering whether there’s any reason why you should take the full term to pay off the loan. In a lot of cases, paying off a […]
Walter Whitehurst Embracing a Bidding War: How to Choose the Best Offer for Your Home When the market is hot some sellers are lucky enough to be in a situation where they see multiple offers come through on their property. Now the only decision left is which one to choose. It may be easy to […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 16, 2015 Last week’s scheduled economic news was sparse due to no scheduled releases on Monday and the Veterans Day Holiday on Wednesday. A report on job openings was released on Thursday along with regularly scheduled weekly reports on jobless claims and Freddie Mac’s […]
As more millennials are preparing to buy a home, one issue is making it difficult for many — student loans. The Project on Student Debt calculated that just about 7 in 10 college graduates in the Class of 2014 had student loan debt, and on average each student had about $29,000 in loans. With mortgages often amounting […]
Walter Whitehurst Goodbye, Junk! 5 Tips for Reducing the Amount of ‘Stuff’ You Need to Move to Your New Home Switching houses? Then now is the perfect time to finally go through all the clutter and make some tough decisions about what needs to move and what needs to go away. There is no point […]
Walter Whitehurst Did You Know? Why a Mortgage Pre-qualification Meeting Might Be Your Best Use of 5 Minutes If you’re in the market for a mortgage, you may want to set up a pre-qualification meeting with a mortgage professional. Even if you’re not 100% sure who you’d like to apply for a mortgage with, pre-qualification […]
Walter Whitehurst Find Something Wrong During a Home Inspection? How to Discuss Repairs or Defects with a Seller When it comes to selling a home, it is a common belief that once the offer is accepted, there is nothing else to be negotiated. However, issues and obstacles that can arise during the home inspection can […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 09, 2015 Last week’s economic reports included releases on construction spending and several labor-related reports including ADP payrolls, Non-Farm payrolls, average hourly earnings and weekly jobless claims. Freddie Mac reported that mortgage rates rose as the national unemployment rate decreased to 5.00 percent. Labor […]
Walter Whitehurst How Can I Improve My Home’s Value? Buyers generally seek the least expensive home in the best neighborhood they can handle. Like the person in the video says, you want to present a home that fits in the neighborhood but doesn’t stand out too much. For example, if neighbors are all 4 bedrooms, […]