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One More Time… You Do Not Need 20% Down to Buy a Home

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One More Time... You Do Not Need 20% Down to Buy a Home | Simplifying The MarketThe largest obstacle renters face when planning to buy a home is saving for a down payment. This challenge is amplified by rising rents, which has eaten into the amount of money renters have leftover for savings each month after paying expenses. In combination with higher rents, survey after survey has shown that non-homeowners (renters […]

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Whose Mortgage Do You Want to Pay? Yours or Your Landlord’s?

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Whose Mortgage Do You Want to Pay? Yours or Your Landlord’s? | Simplifying The MarketThere are some people who haven’t purchased homes because they are uncomfortable taking on the obligation of a mortgage. However, everyone should realize that unless you are living with your parents rent-free, you are paying a mortgage – either yours or your landlord’s. As Entrepreneur Magazine, a premier source for small business explained in their […]

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5 Reasons Homeowners Throw the Best Super Bowl Parties! [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Highlights:

  • Watching the big game at home with your friends and family offers many advantages.
  • There’s more room to entertain a large crowd, and you don’t have to worry about complaints to your landlord if you cheer too loudly!
  • The kitchen is big enough to make as many appetizers as you want, and if some of your guests are only there to watch the commercials, they can do so on a different TV in another room!

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Do You Know How Much Your Home Has Increased in Value?

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Do You Know How Much Your Home Has Increased in Value? | Simplifying The MarketLast year we saw headlines about a possible housing market bubble, and many wondered if Americans still felt confident about the value of their homes. Recently, the 2018 Houzz & Home Study revealed: “Homeowners with mortgages have seen their home equity more than double since 2011, increasing to a record-setting $8.3 trillion in 2017.” The […]

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4 Proven Ways Real Estate Can Build Sizable Family Wealth

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4 Proven Ways Real Estate Can Build Sizable Family Wealth | Simplifying The MarketRecently, David Greene, co-host of the BiggerPockets podcast and a nationally renowned author and speaker, wrote an article in Forbes explaining how investing in real estate could help build wealth. Many of the points he made also apply to a family owning their own home. Here are a few: 1. Appreciation “The rising of home […]

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Why It Makes No Sense to Wait for Spring to Sell

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Why It Makes No Sense to Wait for Spring To Sell | Simplifying The MarketThe price of any item (including residential real estate) is determined by the theory of ‘supply and demand.’ If many people are looking to buy an item and the supply of that item is limited, the price of that item increases. The supply of homes for sale dramatically increases every spring, according to the National Association of […]

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3 Things You Need in a Shifting Real Estate Market

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Whether you are thinking of selling your house or buying a home, today’s real estate headlines can be confusing – perhaps even concerning. What is actually happening with mortgage rates? Are home values dropping or are they just rising at a slower pace? What impact will the economy have on the housing market? If you […]

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The Importance of Homeownership to the American Dream

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The Importance of Homeownership to the American Dream | Simplifying The MarketFor centuries, people in this country have seen homeownership as part of the American Dream. Whether they were born here or immigrated from another country, they wanted to own a piece of America. With so many prominent societal changes over the last few decades, it is fair to ask if people in America still feel […]

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Do You Prefer the Charm of an Existing Home?

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Do You Prefer the Charm of an Existing Home? | Simplifying The MarketWhen homebuyers begin their research, they want to see all their available options! In many cases, they will include both new construction and existing homes in their search; but is a new construction home really the house of their dreams? According to a recent survey by Zillow, of the 38% of total buyers that added […]

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