June 30, 2020 WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? If you are considering purchasing your first home, you may have heard of getting pre-qualified or pre-approved first. Both are good, but pre-approval carries much more weight than the other. Pre-qualification estimates how much you may be able to borrow, based on an informal evaluation of your finances. Pre-approval […]
Finding Your Dream Home Pt2
Before Finding Your Dream Home
June 16, 2020 June is “National Home Ownership Month” – a great time to recognize a momentous occasion full of joy and achievement! If home ownership is part of your plans, there are a lot of unknowns and it can be intimidating to think about the process. Where do you begin? Let’s start with some […]
Lender Credit Available Now for Front Line Heroes
May 29, 2020 As a THANK YOU to all of our “Frontline Heroes,” Movement Mortgage is now providing up to a $2,500 credit to qualified buyers who are on the front line of fighting COVID-19. Loans applications must be submitted on or after May 1 through June 30, 2020. Eligible borrowers: • Hospital workers • […]
Tip from a Realtor: Curb Appeal
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Tips to Speed up Your Home Sale Now
Welcome to Florida! With our booming housing and job market, zero state income tax, and one of the highest rates of in-state migration of any state in the US, selling a home here should not be a long process! The current interior trend leans towards minimalism – having as little visual clutter as possible. If […]
The True Impact of Home Staging
DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | FRIDAY, JULY 07, 2017 Sixty-two percent of listing agents say professional staging decreases the amount of time a home spends on the market, while 40 percent of buyer’s agents say their clients are more willing to walk through a home that has been staged, according to the National Association of REALTORS®’ 2017 Profile […]
The Best Color for Sellers
You may love that dark maroon accent wall, but not every buyer will. To tailor to every taste that walks through the door, keep the color scheme NEUTRAL. Even the word neutral means impartial or unbiased. Most people aren’t going to complain! No one I’ve ever shown a house to said “oh I’d buy this […]
Renovations (or lack of) You’re Doing that Annoy Your Neighbors
We’ve all been there or know someone who has an issue with their neighbor. Many scenarios are comically played out on television, and most of them involve over-the-top antics. So while I’m sure you do your best to ensure there is no cause of grief from your neighbors, still take a look at what the […]
Study: Most renters should be buyers
NEW YORK – May 18, 2017 – Rent is so high that a typical renter in the U.S. can purchase a home nearly 50 percent more expensive than the median valued home and keep the same monthly housing budget, according to a new Zillow analysis. The median rent in the U.S. is $1,416 per month, […]
5 tips for buyers in a tight housing market
WASHINGTON – May 15, 2017 – When inventory is low, home prices tend to go up. Attempting to purchase a house in this type of market can make the already complex home-buying process even more overwhelming. To help buyers successfully get through the buying process in a tight inventory market, the National Association of Realtors® […]
If Buyers Want to Save Money: Tell Them to Shop
If Buyers Want to Save Money: Tell Them to Shop DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017 Home buyers who don’t gather more than one quote when shopping for a mortgage may be losing out on some savings to their monthly payments. Lenders can offer a wide dispersion of rates, up to 50 […]
Defying Predictions, Mortgage Rates Are Dropping—Here’s Why
By Clare Trapasso | Apr 21, 2017 Anxious would-be home buyers have been watching mortgage interest rates finally begin ticking up again in 2017, after years of historical lows. And when the Federal Reserve raised the short-term interest rate in March, the conventional wisdom was that mortgage rates would follow suit—as they typically do. But that’s […]
Adding appeal on a Budget
I sometimes have to remind buyers that all it takes is a coat of paint, yet they still walk away from a possible future home. Many buyers don’t realize the potential of a couple of hundred dollars. With that in mind, sometimes neither do the sellers. So, without further interruption, here is a list of ideas that […]