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Is Student Loan Debt A Threat to Homeownership? No!
Over the course of the last thirty years, a shift has happened. An entire generation has been raised to believe that a college education is their key to unlocking opportunities that were not available to their parent’s or grandparent’s generations. Due to this,...
Why It Makes No Sense to Wait for Spring to Sell
The price of any item (including residential real estate) is determined by the theory of ‘supply and demand.’ If many people are looking to buy an item and the supply of that item is limited, the price of that item increases. The supply of homes for sale dramatically...
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Think You Should For Sale By Owner? Think Again! [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights: For Sale By Owner (FSBO) is the process of selling real estate without the representation of a real estate broker or real estate agent. According to the National Association of Realtors’ Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers, 36% of homeowners who decided...
6 Types of Mortgage Fraud Are Becoming More Prevalent
The real estate market began to free fall in 2007-2008 in large part due to poor lending practices spurned by deregulation in the financial industry. This led to lenders giving loans to people who shouldn't have had them because they couldn't sustain them. There is...