Why Is There So Much Paperwork Required to Get a Mortgage? Tuesday December 5th, 2017 First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers Aloha, Lance Owens with LUVA Real Estate here. I cant tell you how many times I get asked this question! Why is...
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This is a pretty common question that a potential home buyer or seller may be asking themselves. Leading economists in real estate converged in New Orleans this past week as they presented their answer to this question at the 50th Annual Real Estate Journ...
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Appraisals will continue to be a Problem throughout 2016 Updated May 31, 2016 - 08:34 AM by Lance Owens (RS) / Kimi Nagatoshi (RS) Nationally Home values continue to climb and are projected to increase by about 5% over the next twelve months. T...
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One More Time… You Do Not Need 20% Down To Buy NOW Tuesday April 26th, 2016 First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers A survey by Ipsos found that the American public is still somewhat confused about what is actually necessary to qualify f...
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You Can Save for a Down Payment Faster Than You Think Monday April 11th, 2016 Down Payments, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers In a study conducted by Builder.com, researchers determined that nationwide, it would take "nearly eigh...
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Building Wealth: First Rung on the Ladder is Housing Thursday April 7th, 2016 First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers How Housing Matters is a joint project of the Urban Land Institute and the MacArthur Foundation. It is "an online resourc...
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Real Estate: 2016 Will Be the Best Year in a Decade Wednesday April 6th, 2016 First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers A few weeks ago, Jonathan Smoke, the Chief Economist at realtor.com, exclaimed: "All...
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Home Is Where The Heart Is Thursday March 3rd, 2016 First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers Yesterday, we discussed the reasons why homeownership makes sense, financially. Today we wanted to touch on the emotional or 'real' reasons that ma...
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The Most Appealing Aspects of Homeownership Thursday January 14th, 2016 First Time Home Buyers, For Buyersâ€' The National Association of Realtors (NAR) just released their first issue of the Housing Opportunities & Market Experience Survey (HOME)...
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