The U.S. real estate market has had an extremely low inventory of available homes over the past two years thanks to enormous demand. That has resulted in longer home searches for potential buyers. The National Association of Realtors recently reported tha
As we head into tax season, you may be anticipating a big tax refund being deposited to your bank account soon. Before you mentally spend that money, you might want to consider how it could help benefit your homeownership aspirations or experience. Home P
Having a place to escape to when they take time off is a dream for many people. There are plenty of options out there for finding a consistent vacation spot. Two of the most popular are buying a vacation home or buying into a timeshare group. The one that
If you are itching to get into homeownership but don’t have much of a down payment saved or much of a credit history, you might think you’ll just have to wait. However, through its sponsored entities like Fannie Mae, the U.S. government has created mortga
Last week the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the new conforming loan limits (CLL) for mortgage loans in 2023 and based on U.S. home price growth, they are increasing to 12% for the coming year. The new conforming limit will be $726,200 fo
You’re in the home stretch: you’ve found a great home, made an offer and been accepted. You’ve gone through the home inspection appointments and resolved any issues and now you’re waiting for the mortgage underwriting process to wrap up before you finally