by Gary Wilson | Apr 30, 2018 | Real Estate
Despite flat interest rates, mortgage refinances and purchase applications strengthened last week. Mortgage applications to purchase a home were 10 percent higher than a year ago, signaling that the spring market may be hitting its stride. Buyers have been sidelined...
by Gary Wilson | Apr 27, 2018 | Real Estate, Real Estate Business
Eighty-three percent of people ages 22 to 35 with student debt who haven’t bought a house yet blame their educational loans. Owning a home, the most common way Americans build wealth can become a distant dream for many crushed by student debt. Student loan debt...
by Gary Wilson | Apr 26, 2018 | Real Estate, Real Estate Investment
Here are 10 questions to ask as you determine your offer price on a house. What is the market value? In short, market value is what someone is willing to pay for a home. After looking at all the recent comparable sales and factoring in current market conditions, this...
by Gary Wilson | Apr 25, 2018 | Real Estate
The median price of a home sold in March surged 8.9 percent compared to March of 2017, according to Redfin, a real estate brokerage. High prices are the result of very, very low inventory. The supply of homes for sale was down 11.9 percent in March, compared to a year...
by Gary Wilson | Apr 24, 2018 | Real Estate Investment
Mortgage rates, which loosely follow the 10-year Treasury, hit their highest level since the end of March, breaking out of a tight range where they’d been sitting for weeks. The move came as bond yields surged higher. The move could be signaling the start of...
