First-Time Buyers

05 Oct Two Moves That Can Get You Into Your First Home Sooner

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For a lot of first-time buyers, owning a home can feel perpetually a few years out of reach. Saving for a down payment takes time, and each year you spend renting can make owning feel further off.But buying your first home doesn’t have to happen...

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30 Sep Hoping for (or Dreading) a Housing Crash? The Experts Just Weighed In.

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Half the buyers out there are scared home prices are about to crash. The other half are hoping they will.A recent survey from Clever found 58% of Gen Z buyers are actually rooting for a crash, just so homeownership feels within reach.So, what do the...

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28 Sep The Mortgage Rate You See Online Isn’t Necessarily the One You’d Get.

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You may have seen the headlines saying mortgage rates have climbed to the highest point since January 2025. And if that's left you reluctant to buy a home, here's what you need to remember… That's not necessarily the number you'd get. It's a common misconception that the...

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16 Sep The Best Time To Buy a Home in 2026 Is Almost Here

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Want to buy a house this year, but not sure if the timing’s right? Seasonally, it may actually be a better time to buy than you expect.Yes, mortgage rates have been ticking up lately – and that’s creating some real challenges with affordability. No one’s...

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07 Sep Remote Work Could Be Your Affordability Answer

Posted at 10:30h in Affordability, Agent Value, Blog, Buying Tips, First-Time Buyers, For Buyers by MarciaMurray 0 Comments

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For most first-time buyers, the hardest part of buying a home is making the numbers work. You budget, you save, and the finish line still feels far away. But your salary is only half the equation. Where you live shapes what you can afford just as...

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03 Sep Why Buyers Shouldn’t Overlook a Fall Move

Posted at 10:30h in Affordability, Blog, First-Time Buyers, For Buyers, Home Prices, Inventory, Mortgage Rates by MarciaMurray 0 Comments

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You've been waiting for something to change before you buy. It just might not be the thing you expected…While everyone’s paying attention to mortgage rates, only the savviest buyers know that the changing season can start tipping things in their favor. Because every fall, buyers tend...

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31 Aug Thinking About Tapping into Your 401(k) To Buy a Home? Read This First.

Posted at 10:30h in Affordability, Blog, Buying Tips, First-Time Buyers, For Buyers by MarciaMurray 0 Comments

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Lately, headlines have floated an eye-catching idea about tapping into your 401(k) to cover a down payment on a home. Maybe you've caught the buzz and wondered whether that money could get you into a home faster, especially with affordability as tough as it is. Here’s...

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05 Aug Big Investors Are Backing Off and That’s Your Opening

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For years, a lot of would-be homebuyers have worried about the same thing. How do you compete with big investors who can swoop in, pay cash, and snap up the houses you want?Well, worry a little less. Because right now, those big investors aren't buying...

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22 Jul Priced Out? A Condo or Townhome Could Be Your Way In.

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Today's home prices have a lot of buyers – especially first-time buyers – wondering if there’s even anything out there that’s in their budget. But owning a home may be more within reach than you think. Sometimes, it just means considering a different type of...

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20 Jul More Homes, Better Prices: A Buyer’s Summer

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If you’ve thought about buying a home in the past few years, you may have run into two frustrations: asking prices that kept climbing and too few homes to choose from.In many places, both sticking points are letting up this summer, with lower asking prices...

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