“The significant problems you face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking you were at when you created them.” Albert Einstein The housing market has definitely caused significant problems for some people but is also providing some amazing opportunities for others. Agents aren’t like retailers who wake up one day realizing… Read more »
August 2011
More To Sell with FHA Assumption
If you had a 3.5% mortgage on your current home and were buying another home, transferring your low interest rate mortgage would be ideal. Unfortunately, lenders don’t allow that. When buying a home today, it would be smart to think about selling it in the future. To have a good home with unique features makes… Read more »
The Investment Alternative
To say the investment market is unsettling is an obvious understatement. The market is down 8% in the last ten days and the news doesn’t give much hope that things are going to get better in the near term. Preservation of capital is probably today’s most important investment consideration and making a profit would be… Read more »
Buy Now or Wait
Uncertainty as to whether prices will continue to fall has to be one of the most common causes of buyer procrastination. Paying too much wouldn’t be a smart thing but price isn’t the only factor to consider. Interest rates have as much effect on housing costs as price. A small increase in mortgage interest rates… Read more »
I Want a Bigger/Nicer Home but…
There are homeowners that would like to have a larger/nicer home but are patiently waiting for the market to improve. A frequently heard objection is that they can’t sell their home for what it is currently worth. Buying up in a down market is actually advantageous because while you might get less for the home… Read more »
August 2011
Significant Problems
“The significant problems you face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking you were at when you created them.” Albert Einstein The housing market has definitely caused significant problems for some people but is also providing some amazing opportunities for others. Agents aren’t like retailers who wake up one day realizing… Read more »
More To Sell with FHA Assumption
If you had a 3.5% mortgage on your current home and were buying another home, transferring your low interest rate mortgage would be ideal. Unfortunately, lenders don’t allow that. When buying a home today, it would be smart to think about selling it in the future. To have a good home with unique features makes… Read more »
The Investment Alternative
To say the investment market is unsettling is an obvious understatement. The market is down 8% in the last ten days and the news doesn’t give much hope that things are going to get better in the near term. Preservation of capital is probably today’s most important investment consideration and making a profit would be… Read more »
Buy Now or Wait
Uncertainty as to whether prices will continue to fall has to be one of the most common causes of buyer procrastination. Paying too much wouldn’t be a smart thing but price isn’t the only factor to consider. Interest rates have as much effect on housing costs as price. A small increase in mortgage interest rates… Read more »
I Want a Bigger/Nicer Home but…
There are homeowners that would like to have a larger/nicer home but are patiently waiting for the market to improve. A frequently heard objection is that they can’t sell their home for what it is currently worth. Buying up in a down market is actually advantageous because while you might get less for the home… Read more »