Walter Whitehurst S&P Case-Shiller: September Home Prices Gain Across U.S. Home prices increased across the S&P Case Shiller 20-City Home Price Index in September. According to the 20-City Home Price Index, Year-over year home price gains increased to 5.50 percent from August’s reading of 5.10 percent. 17 cities posted higher year-over0year price gains in September […]
Walter Whitehurst Thinking About Downsizing? Here’s What You Need to Know About Life in a Condo The shift from home living to condo life may seem like a minor one, but there are plenty of things that will differentiate your lifestyle other than size when it comes to making a condominium purchase. If you’re contemplating […]
Walter Whitehurst Existing Home Sales Fall More Than Expected Sales of previously owned homes reached 5.36 million sales on a seasonally adjusted annual basis and fell by 3.40 percent in October according to the National Association of Realtors®. Rising home prices and a shortage of available homes strained housing markets. Concerns over potentially higher mortgage […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 23, 2015 Last week’s economic events included reports the National Association of Home Builders Housing Market Index, Housing Starts and the release of minutes for the most recent meeting of the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee. The details: NAHB: Builder Confidence in Housing Markets […]
Walter Whitehurst How Do I Know If I Am Ready To Buy A Home? How Do I Know If I Am Ready To Buy A Home? As you’ll see in this video, you can find out by asking yourself some questions: Do I have a steady source of income (usually a job)? Have I been […]
Walter Whitehurst Remodeling 101: How to Create a Proper Budget for Any Renovation, Large or Small Whether you’re readying to put your home on the market or you haven’t updated your space in a while and want to modernize, approaching renovations can be a struggle. With so many things to fix up, both large and […]
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 […]