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By knowing how much mortgage you can handle, you can ensure that homeownership will fit in your budget. Homeownership should make you feel safe and secure, and that includes financially. Be sure you can afford your home by calculating how
Consumers underestimate the impact of credit scores – and a significant number don’t even know that credit scores are used by non-creditors.
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Know that there’s no “right” time to buy. If you find the perfect home now, don’t risk losing it because you’re trying to guess where the housing market and interest rates are going. Those factors usually don’t change fast enough
Prospective home buyers face numerous challenges when it comes to achieving the American Dream of homeownership, but obstacles remain and often vary among ethnic groups.
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1. Tax benefits. The U.S. Tax Code lets you deduct the interest you pay on your mortgage, your property taxes, and some of the costs involved in buying a home. 2. Appreciation. Historically, real estate has had a long-term, stable
First-time buyers look for different things in a property than repeat buyers do. See what Californians list as the single most important reason for buying a home – from the first-time and move-up perspectives.
The world we live in today is digital, and that means searching for a home is a digital process. Buyers have several ways to approach the house hunt – these are the tools they find most useful.