We often talk about the financial reasons why buying a home makes sense. But, more often than not, the emotional reasons are the more powerful and compelling ones. The feeling you get from owning your own home can often be a reason many people decide to purchase over renting. While there are a lot of […]
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How Home-ownership Delivers Unsurpassed Family Wealth
There are many financial benefits to home-ownership, but probably none more important than its ability to create family wealth. Home-ownership delivers unsurpassed family wealth, which is a big reason to own and not rent to help you financially. How Housing Matters is a joint project of the Urban Land Institute and the MacArthur Foundation. It is an online resource […]
4 Reasons To Buy A Home This Summer
Here are four reasons to buy a home this Summer instead of waiting. 1. Prices Will Continue to Rise CoreLogic’s latest U.S. Home Price Insights reports that home prices have appreciated by 3.7% over the last 12 months. The same report predicts that prices will continue to increase at a rate of 4.8% over the next year. Home […]
The Ultimate Truth About Housing Affordability
There have been many headlines decrying an “affordability crisis” in the residential real estate market. While it is true that buying a home is less affordable than it had been over the last ten years, we need to understand why and what that means. The ultimate truth about housing affordability is that the current state […]
The Top Reasons To Own Your Home
The Top Reasons To Own Your Home
Housing market 2019: US home prices rise at slowest pace in 6½ years
WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose at the slowest pace in more than six years in March, a sign weaker sales are keeping a lid on price increases. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index climbed 2.7% from a year earlier, down from an annual gain of 3% in February. Price gains in formerly red-hot […]
The Housing Slowdown Continues: Lowest Home Price Increases in 7 Years
Home prices throughout much of the country don’t look as if they’re coming down anytime soon—but they’re also not shooting up as much as they have in previous years. Nationally, prices notched up 3.7% in March, according to the latest CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index. That’s the lowest level of growth they’ve seen since September […]
How to Choose the Best Countertop Material
Have you ever wondered how to choose the best countertop material for your kitchen that balances aesthetics and functionality? Kitchen counters are a major feature in the room, making it important for homeowners to consider a few types of materials before settling on one. Before deciding, they need to consider how much time they spend […]
Las Vegas home prices rose more than twice as fast as the US average in March
Las Vegas home prices continued to tap the brakes in March but still grew more than twice as fast as the national average, a new report shows. Southern Nevada prices were up 8.2 percent year-over-year in March, compared to a 3.7 percent gain nationally, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index released Tuesday by S&P […]
2 Things You Need to Know to Properly Price Your Home
In today’s housing market here are 2 important things you need to know to properly price your home that could help you get more. Likewise, prices are increasing at a slower pace (3.7%) than they have over the last eight years (6-7%). However, they are still are above historical norms. Low supply of listed homes […]
