Walter Whitehurst Buying a Rental Property? How to Choose Between Single-Family and Multi-Family Homes Entering into the real estate market requires time and monetary commitment. Depending on the purpose for purchasing rental property determines whether one should invest in a single family or multi-family dwelling. In either case, one should prepare short or long term […]
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Thinking About Selling Your Own Home? Think Again – Why You’ll Want to Work with a Real Estate Agent
Walter Whitehurst Thinking About Selling Your Own Home? Think Again – Why You’ll Want to Work with a Real Estate Agent There is no requirement for a homeowner to work with a real estate agent when selling a property, and many homeowners consider saving themselves the cost of a real estate agent’s commission fee in […]
Buying a Home? What to Do if Problems Are Found During the Final Home Inspection
Walter Whitehurst Buying a Home? What to Do if Problems Are Found During the Final Home Inspection As a home buyer, you may go through a number of different steps to ensure that the property that you purchase is in great condition. For example, you may complete an initial walk-through or even several home tours […]
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – May 4, 2015
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – May 4, 2015 Last week’s economic news included S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index reports, the Fed’s FOMC meeting statement and pending home sales. Freddie Mac mortgage rates and weekly jobless claims were also released as usual. The details: Case-Shiller: Denver Leads Home Price Gains in […]
5 Baby Boomer Housing Market Trends to Watch
Regardless of where you live, experts are expecting that Baby Boomers will have a major impact on the local housing market. That’s because this sizeable portion of the population is comprised of 76.4 million individuals. And many of them are expected to make major moves over the next several years as they continue to retire. […]
Selling a Large Family Home? How to Stage Your Home to Appeal to Family Buyers
Walter Whitehurst Selling a Large Family Home? How to Stage Your Home to Appeal to Family Buyers Selling a large house requires showing buyers its potential as a place where they can raise their families, enjoy space to grow, and make it their own. Preparing a large house can be a big task. There are […]
The Three Essential Habits That Successful Home Buyers Must Embrace
Walter Whitehurst The Three Essential Habits That Successful Home Buyers Must Embrace Whether you are preparing to purchase your first home or it has been many years since you last walked through the home buying process, you may be starting to feel overwhelmed at the thought of all of the work that lies in front […]
Case-Shiller: 20-City Home Price Index Hits 6 Month High
Walter Whitehurst Case-Shiller: 20-City Home Price Index Hits 6 Month High According to the Case-Shiller 20-City Home Price Index for February, month-to-month home prices increased by 0.50 percent from January’s reading and achieved the highest year-over-year gain in six months. Analysts expected February home prices to increase by 4.80 percent. David Blitzer, chairman of the […]
Thinking About Buying a Rental Property? 3 Reasons You’ll Want to Get a Mortgage Pre-Approval
Walter Whitehurst Thinking About Buying a Rental Property? 3 Reasons You’ll Want to Get a Mortgage Pre-Approval A rental property is a wonderful investment option to consider, and it can provide you with everything from considerable tax benefits to appreciation and monthly cash flow. While you may be eager to get started searching for a […]
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – April 27, 2015
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – April 27, 2015 Last week’s housing related reports included the FHFA Home Price Index, the National Association of Realtors® Existing Home Sales report and The Commerce Department’s report on new home sales. Results were mixed, but suggest that housing markets are strengthening. FHFA Home Prices […]