Rent vs. Buy

For Sellers, Home Prices, Selling Tips Is Late May the Best Time To List Your House? Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn You may have heard April 12-18 was the “best week” to list your house. That’s based on a report from Realtor.com. But now that it’s passed, you may be wondering if you missed your moment. Here’s the good news – you...

For Buyers, Inventory More Options Are Popping Up This Spring Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Did you try to buy a home last year, but you ended up pressing pause? Maybe you couldn’t find a home that really fit your needs. Or maybe the ones you liked just weren’t affordable. According to a recent survey from NerdWallet, those were the top two reasons...

First-Time Buyers, Inventory, Affordability The 10 Best Markets for First-Time Buyers This Spring Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn For a while, buying your first home hasn’t just felt hard. It may have felt out of reach. Not because you weren’t ready. Not because you weren’t trying. But because every time you ran the numbers, they didn’t...

For Buyers, First-Time Buyers, Rent vs. Buy, Equity Rent or Buy? The Real Tradeoff Most People Don’t Talk About Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn You’ve probably asked yourself lately: Is it even worth trying to buy a home right now? It’s a question a lot of people are asking. With today’s home prices and mortgage rates, renting can feel like the...

For Buyers, First-Time Buyers, Mortgage Rates, Affordability Wondering If You Should Still Buy a Home Right Now? Here’s What To Keep in Mind. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn With economic headlines, global events, and near constant talk about affordability, you may be wondering if this is the right time to move. But here’s what you need to...

For a lot of people, the math on buying a home just doesn’t really work right now. Maybe that’s how it feels for you too. You look at the cost of buying. Then you look at the cost of childcare. And it starts to feel like you have to choose one or the other.But some families are finding a way to make both work by doing something a little different: teaming up to purchase a multi-generational home.One...

For Buyers, Senior Market, Affordability, Buying Tips When Buying a Home Feels Out of Reach, Some Families Do This Instead Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn For a lot of people, the math on buying a home just doesn’t really work right now. Maybe that’s how it feels for you too. You look at the cost of buying. Then you look at the cost of childcare. And...

If you’ve been looking for a home lately, you’ve probably felt how tough affordability still is. And that's exactly why more buyers are opting for adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs.Here's what you need to understand about how they work, and whether they make sense for you.What Is an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage?Since a lot of people aren’t familiar with this type of loan, let’s start with a...

For Buyers, Mortgage Rates, Buying Tips Thinking About an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage? Here’s What You Need To Know. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn If you’ve been looking for a home lately, you’ve probably felt how tough affordability still is. And that’s exactly why more buyers are opting for adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs. Here’s what you...

When your house sits on the market longer than expected, it can get frustrating fast.You start asking: what now? And for a growing number of homeowners, that turns into: should I just rent it instead?While it sounds like a simple backup plan, becoming “accidental landlord” is actually a much bigger decision than most people realize. That’s when someone planned to sell, didn’t get the price or...