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How to plan for unexpected new home costs
Managing Your Money

How to plan for unexpected new home costs

  The housing market has been pretty volatile the past few years, with the median price of homes hovering around $400,698 in March of 2023[i]. If you’ve managed to save up enough cash for a down payment and closing costs, congratulations! Being a first time home-buyer is quite an accomplishment. After the ...

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The Fed says the housing market needs a ‘correction.’ What does that mean?
Owning a Home

The Fed says the housing market needs a ‘correction.’ What does that mean?

When the Federal Reserve announced it was raising interest rates last week, Chairman Jerome Powell said the housing market needs to go through a “correction.”Powell said home prices rose at an “unsustainably fast level” during the pandemic, as he expressed hope that a housing market correction will make prices affordable ...

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Buying a home can trigger unwanted solicitation. Here’s what you can do about it.
Owning a Home

Buying a home can trigger unwanted solicitation. Here’s what you can do about it.

Buying a home can be exciting and stressful – all in one. That’s why to help you get through it, you find a trusted real estate agent and mortgage consultant to guide you through the journey. But what may surprise you is that other lenders who you’ve never reached out to are ...

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Housing prices are dropping — Yes, a house is still a good investment
Owning a Home

Housing prices are dropping — Yes, a house is still a good investment

Housing prices are dropping.After a prolonged increase in housing prices, signals are now pointing to a cooling-off period. Instead of home buyers getting excited about this possibility, many wonder if buying a house during a recession is still a wise investment.While there are some exceptions, owning a home is still ...

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Why it pays to research a home’s history before buying
Owning a Home

Why it pays to research a home’s history before buying

When Nick Weith and Damien Mordecai bought their Gowanda, New York house in 2020, the Zillow listing read “Built in 1940.” But they knew better.The boxy silhouette. The Second Empire roof. It was clearly Victorian Era. That 1940 date? It had to be a placeholder.After a deep dive into the ...

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3 signs it’s getting less competitive to buy a home
Owning a Home

3 signs it’s getting less competitive to buy a home

Over the last few years, purchasing a home has felt a lot like competing in a triathlon.However, instead of vying for a trophy, home buyers have duked it out for the nation's limited amount of housing inventory. Spurred on by historically low mortgage rates and the desire for larger living spaces ...

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