Walter Whitehurst Good News! Existing Home Sales, FHFA Home Prices Increase Housing markets show continued signs of strengthening according to reports released on Wednesday. The National Association of Realtors® reported that sales of pre-owned homes rose to 5.49 million in June as compared to May’s revised reading of 5.32 million pre-owned homes sold and expected […]
Walter Whitehurst 3 Reasons Why Your Closing Costs Will Vary Depending on the Type of Home You Buy Savvy home buyers who are preparing to make a real estate purchase should do their research and understand that they need to save money for not only the down payment, but the closing costs as well. The […]
Walter Whitehurst 3 Trends That Will Help Shape Your Local Real Estate Market in 2015 Each real estate market is unique in various ways, and your local real estate agent can help you to become more familiar with the trends in your community. For example, in some areas, it may be common for a seller […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 20, 2015 Last week’s economic news included an encouraging report from the National Association of Home Builders, whose housing market index held steady with a reading of 60 in July. This was the 13th consecutive month for readings over 50, which indicate that more […]
Walter Whitehurst NAHB: Home Builder Confidence Holds Steady Home builder confidence remained steady at the highest reading in almost ten years according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Wells Fargo Housing Market Index for July. The latest reading of 60 for the index was identical to expectations and June’s reading, which was revised […]
First-time home buyers who work with us often have the same question: Should we or shouldn’t we get a first-time home buyer loan? In fact, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages attached to this type of loan. So today, we thought we would take a few moments to share with you what you […]
Walter Whitehurst Have a Weekend to Spare? Consider These Quick Renovations to Add Value to Your Home Homeowners who are thinking about listing their home for sale in the coming weeks or months may be focused on improving their home to help it sell more quickly, but there also may be a focus on adding […]
Walter Whitehurst Ignore ‘The Bubble’ Talk – 3 Reasons Why Summer 2015 is an Excellent Time to Buy Real Estate It is common for those who are interested in buying real estate in the near future to tune into news stories about the real estate market, and many may have heard that there is speculation […]
Walter Whitehurst First-time Mortgage Borrowers: Avoid These “Rookie Mistakes” Many home buyers who are applying for their first mortgage will go to great lengths to research the options, learn more about loan terms and generally educate themselves about a process that they are unfamiliar with. Despite these common steps that rookie mortgage applicants make, they […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 13, 2015 Last week’s scheduled economic events were few due to the Independence Day holiday. Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of mortgage rates brought good news as mortgage rates fell across the board. The Federal Reserve released the minutes of its most recent Federal Open […]