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Crowdfunding for a Down Payment?

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 12 Oct 2017

Although there are certainly plenty of programs out there designed to help homeowners avoid the dreaded 10- or 20 percent down payment, years of buyer surveys from the National Association… more

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How Tax Reform Could Affect U.S. Homeownership

Kathy Fettke | 9 Oct 2017

Will President Trump’s tax reform proposal put a major dent in the housing market? Some experts say by doubling the standard deduction, the mortgage interest deduction will lose relevance because… more

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Tax Reform: A Closer Look at the Possibilities

Kathy Fettke | 24 Jul 2017

When President Trump was running for office, he made a lot of big commitments. Whether you love him, hate him, or are just trying to ignore the current political climate… more

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Nearly Half of All Homes are Selling in Less Than a Month

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 25 Apr 2017

Last month, nearly half of all homes that sold did so in less than one month, according to data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Although the nationwide average… more

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Pending Home Sales Down in January ’17

National Association of Realtors | 27 Feb 2017

Insufficient supply levels led to a lull in contract activity in the Midwest and West, which dragged down pending home sales in January 2017 to their lowest level in a… more

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Down Payment Myths Scare Younger Buyers

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 17 Feb 2017

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), more than one-in-five potential home buyer is opting out of exploring the option of buying a home. At least not without doing… more

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Home Sales off to Slow Start in 2017

Ten X | 2 Feb 2017

Ten-X Residential Real Estate Nowcast indicates a slight year-over-year increase in January existing home sales. According to the Nowcast, January sales will fall between seasonally adjusted annual rates of 5.32… more

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Longer Closing Times Could be the ‘New Normal’

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 20 Dec 2016

It looks like “hurry up and wait” could be the new normal for real estate investors and traditional home-buyers who are eager to close on their new properties. According to… more

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A Look Ahead to Existing Home Sales for 2017

James Hart | 16 Dec 2016

Existing home sales probably won’t increase much in 2017, according to a new forecast from the National Association of Realtors and its fourth-quarter Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey.… more

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Little Movement in Pending Home Sales

James Hart | 6 Dec 2016

Pending home sales — deals involving existing homes where the contract has been signed, but the transaction hasn’t closed—were up slightly in October, according to the National Association of Realtors.… more

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