Walter Whitehurst Have You Had Trouble Getting a Home Loan? Three Tips for Sprucing Up Your Credit Before Reapplying If you’ve had some trouble getting approved for a mortgage recently, you’re not alone. Many individuals face mortgage challenges due to past blemishes on their credit reports or a personal financial crisis that resulted in bills […]
Moving in to a New City or Community? Here’s Why You’ll Want to Meet the Neighbors
Negotiation Tips: How to Ask the Seller to Pay the Closing Costs
Walter Whitehurst Negotiation Tips: How to Ask the Seller to Pay the Closing Costs You’ve found the perfect new house or condo, and you are now preparing an offer that you believe the seller will find tempting enough to accept. However, you know that there are going to be thousands of dollars in closing costs […]
Home Selling Tips: How to Compete with New Construction for Home Buyers’ Attention
Walter Whitehurst Home Selling Tips: How to Compete with New Construction for Home Buyers’ Attention Are you thinking about selling your house or condo? If you’re in a market that has a lot of newly constructed homes, you’re going to be competing with those listings for buyers’ attention. The prospect of a brand-new commercial roofing […]
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 3, 2014
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 3, 2014 Last week’s economic news brought mixed developments as pending home sales moved to their second highest level of 2014. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced the expected end of asset purchases under its quantitative easing program. In its post-meeting statement, the […]
US Home Sales Rose In September, Report Shows
U.S. homes sold at a faster rate in September than any other time this year, a recent report from the National Association of Realtors said. Evidently, sales of existing homes increased 2.4 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.17 million. Experts are saying that this increase is a great sign that […]
Buying a Home? 4 Steps You Can Take to Ensure You Start out with a Low Monthly Mortgage Payment
Case-Shiller 20 City Home Price Index And FOMC QE Update
Walter Whitehurst Case-Shiller 20 City Home Price Index And FOMC QE Update According to the S&P Case-Shiller 20 City Home Price Index, Home prices rose by 0.20 percent in August. Three of the 20 cities tracked saw home prices drop, while Detroit, Michigan posted the highest price growth. The seasonally adjusted growth rate for cities […]
Selling Your House? Three Ways You Can Easily Scare Buyers off – and How to Avoid These Mistakes
Walter Whitehurst Selling Your House? Three Ways You Can Easily Scare Buyers off – and How to Avoid These Mistakes Are you selling your house or condo? Once you place your home up for sale you’ll start to receive interest from prospective buyers, many of whom you’ll meet in person and invite in to take […]
Buying a Vacation Home? A Quick Guide to Renting Out Your Second Home to Generate Income
Walter Whitehurst Buying a Vacation Home? A Quick Guide to Renting Out Your Second Home to Generate Income Are you thinking about buying a second home to spend some time in when you’re on vacation? Whether you’re picking up a small house near the beach or you’re looking at a ski-in/ski-out condo at your favorite […]