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Americans Rank Real Estate Best Investment for 5 Years Running! [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Some Highlights:
- Real estate has outranked stocks/mutual funds, gold, savings accounts/CDs, and bonds as the best long-term investment among Americans for the last 5 years!
- The generations agree! Real estate is the best investment!
- Generation X leads the way with 37% believing in real estate as the top investment.
What You Need to Know About the Mortgage Process [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Some Highlights:
- Many buyers are purchasing a home with a down payment as little as 3%.
- You may already qualify for a loan, even if you don’t have perfect credit.
- Take advantage of the knowledge of your local professionals who are there to help you determine how much you can afford.
Want to Sell Your House Faster? Don’t Forget to Stage! [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights:
The National Association of Realtors surveyed their members & released the findings of their Profile of Home Staging.
62% of seller’s agents say that staging a home decreases the amount of time a home spends on the market.
50% o…
Cost Across Time [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights:
With interest rates still around 4.5%, now is a great time to look back at where rates have been over the last 40 years.
Rates are projected to climb to 5.1% by this time next year according to Freddie Mac.
The impact your interest …
5 Reasons Millennials Choose to Buy a Home [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights:
- “The majority of millennials said they consider owning a home more sensible than renting for both financial and lifestyle reasons — including control of living space, flexibility in future decisions, privacy and security, and living in a nice home.”
- The top reason millennials choose to buy is to have control over their living space, at 93%.
- Many millennials who rent a home or apartment prior to buying their own homes dream of the day when they will be able to paint the walls whatever color they’d like or renovate an outdated part of their living space.
4 Reasons to Sell This Summer [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights:
Buyer demand continues to outpace the supply of homes for sale which means that buyers are often competing with one another for the few listings that are available!
Housing inventory is still under the 6-month supply needed to sus…
Top 4 Home Renovations for Max ROI [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights:
Whether you are selling your home, just purchased your first home or are a homeowner planning to stay put for a while, there is value in knowing which home improvement projects will net you the most Return On Investment (ROI).
Minor…
The Cost of Renting vs. Buying [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights:
Historically, the choice between renting or buying a home has been a tough decision.
Looking at the percentage of income needed to rent a median-priced home today (28.8%) vs. the percentage needed to buy a median-priced home (17.1%)…
Top Reasons to Own Your Home [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights:
June is National Homeownership Month!
Now is a great time to reflect on the many benefits of homeownership that go way beyond the financial.
What reasons do you have to own your own home?
Drop in Inventory Fuels Sales Slowdown [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights:
Existing Home Sales are now at an annual pace of 5.46 million.
Inventory of existing homes for sale dropped to a 4-month supply, marking the 35th month in a row of declines.
The median price of homes sold in April was $257,900. This…
Is Your First Home Within Your Grasp Now? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights:
According to the US Census Bureau, ‘millennials’ are defined as 18-36-year-olds.
According to NAR’s latest Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers, the median age of all first-time home buyers is 32.
More and more ‘old millennials’ (25…
3 Tips for Making Your Dream of Owning a Home a Reality [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights:
Setting up an automatic savings plan that saves a small amount of every check is one of the best ways to save without thinking much about it.
Living within a budget right now will help you save money for down payments while also pay…