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Real Estate

Home prices stable, interest rates low during crisis

With quarantine orders expected to ease in June, housing prices remain reasonable and interest rates remain historically low, making refinancing…

byadminJune 1, 2020July 11, 2026
Real Estate

Curbside closings happen

At one time, even the smallest banks were constructed with enormous limestone bricks, paved with marble, and studded with chandeliers. Now, banks are a…

byadminJune 1, 2020July 11, 2026
Real Estate

Buying and selling in the temporary normal

With all of this extended time spent homebound recently, many of us have discovered a new truism: if you have to be quarantined, you might as well do it…

byadminMay 1, 2020July 11, 2026
Real Estate

Shorter version – Buying, selling in the temporary normal

With all of the time spent at home recently, many have discovered that if they have to be quarantined, they might as well do it in their dream home….

byadminMay 1, 2020July 12, 2026
Real Estate

Ask the Expert: I built equity in my house. Now how do I get rid of the PMI?

Private mortgage insurance, or PMI, is required when you buy a house using a conventional loan and make a downpayment that’s less than 20 percent of the…

byadminMay 1, 2020July 12, 2026
Real Estate

Millennial buyers want the goods – delivered!

Millennials are buying homes, and it’s probably fair to say, they would like that deal delivered. Those people born between 1980 and 1999, made up the…

byadminApril 1, 2020July 12, 2026
Real Estate

Ask the Expert: Does a 15-year mortgage cost twice as much per month as a 30-year loan?

No! Paying a loan in half the time does NOT mean making double payments. Not even close. In fact, many homeowners are surprised at how little they need to…

byadminApril 1, 2020July 12, 2026
Real Estate

For Baby Boomers, it is time to make a profit, save headaches

Baby Boomers (aged 54 to 74) are holding on to their beloved homes, but selling and downsizing now could not only save a lot of headaches, it could also…

byadminMarch 1, 2020July 11, 2026
Real Estate

Ask the Expert: I’m considering a condo, but I hear they are difficult to finance

I’m considering a condo, but I hear they are difficult to finance. Is that true? No, for the buyer, the same rules that apply to any mortgage apply to a…

byadminMarch 1, 2020July 11, 2026
Real Estate

Be ready for an unscheduled showing

When an agent wants to show your place on Tuesday at 4 p.m. or Wednesday at 8, you’ve got a convenient choice to make. But what if the agent is showing…

byadminMarch 1, 2020July 11, 2026

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