June 2021 Real Estate Report Hawaii Aloha, Lance Owens (RS) here with LUVA Real Estate bringing you our monthly sales report. Talk about some crazy numbers, let's start with...... "Absorption Rate": The term absorption rate refers to a metric used i...
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Some Highlights: Many potential homebuyers believe they need a 20% down payment and a 780 FICO® score to qualify to buy a home. This stops many people from even trying to jump into homeownership! Here are some facts to help take the fear out of the proc...
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We are excited to announce the Spring release of our valuable Buyer & Seller Guides. These guides will give you a powerful edge over others in understanding the market! You'll find "cost vs price", home prices over the last year, pre-qualifying for mortg...
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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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One More Time, Real Estate is a Great Investment by The KCM Crew on March 2, 2016 in First Time Homebuyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers In a recent blog post on Marginal Revolution, economist Alex Tabarrok discussed homeownership as an investment. ...
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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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