As a homebuyer, it’s important to plan and budget for the expenses you’ll encounter when you purchase a home. While most people understand the need to save for a down payment, a recent survey found 41% of homebuyers were surprised by their closing costs. Here’s some information to help you get started so you’re not caught off guard […]
Your Home – A Sanctuary The new normal of staying at home has many homeowners rethinking the way they live in their home and what they need in a home. A home has always been a place to call your own, a place to raise your family, a place to share with your friends and […]
Sunlight Streams through the windows and adds cheer to the sunroom of this 2-story transitional home in the Sutherland Subdivision. Space for the whole brood in this striking 3364 square foot home with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. Freshly painted, new carpet and new hardwood treads on staircases. Dazzling hardwood floors, formal dining room and breakfast […]
You’ll be impressed with 7132 Capulin Crest in The Park at Westlake. A Parade Of Homes Gold Winner, The “Lillypad” is a 4-bedroom, 3-full bath and 2-1/2 bath home built by L and L of Raleigh, Inc. Gleaming hardwoods greet you in the foyer and continue thru the living room, dining room, family room, staircase […]
Would-be to Should-be Some would-be buyers have emotional reasons to own a home like having a place of their own where they can raise a family, feel safe and secure and enjoy their friends’ company. Other buyers’ dominant reasons might be financial in nature such as building equity or lowering their cost of housing. Regardless […]
According to the National Association of REALTORS most recent Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers, married couples once again dominated the first-time homebuyer statistics in 2016 at 58% of all buyers. It is no surprise that having two incomes to save for down payments and contribute to monthly housing costs makes buying a home more […]
5 Myths About Real Estate Reality TV Have you ever been flipping through the channels, only to find yourself glued to the couch in an HGTV binge session? We’ve all been there… watching entire seasons of “Love it or List it,” “Fixer Upper,” “House Hunters,” “Property Brothers,” and so many more, just in one […]
Multigenerational homes are coming back in a big way! In the 1950s, about 21%, or 32.2 million Americans shared a roof with their grown children or parents. According to a recent Pew Research Center report, the number of multigenerational homes dropped to as low as 12% in 1980 but has shot back up to 19%, roughly […]
Buying a Home Can Be Scary… Know the Facts [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights: 36% of Americans think they need a 20% down payment to buy a home. 44% of Millennials who purchased a home this year have put down less than 10%. 71.8% of loan applications were approved last month. The average credit score of approved […]
Down Payment: FOUND! Saving the down payment may be unnecessarily keeping would-be buyers from getting into a home. They may be unaware that the funds might be available. The NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers reports that 81% of first-time buyers got all or part of their down payment from savings. Less than 4% said […]
