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How to Determine the Price of Your Home for Sale

May 17, 2016 by Robby Oakes

Many people rely on the price they paid for their home as a starting point for selling, but with the ever-shifting tides of the real estate market, the price paid is not always the best metric to go by. If you’re putting your home up for sale and are looking for the ideal price point, here are some ways you can arrive at a number that will keep potential buyers interested.

Filed Under: Home Seller Tips Tagged With: Home Pricing, Home Seller Tips

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – May 16, 2016

May 16, 2016 by Robby Oakes

Last week’s economic news included reports on retail sales and consumer sentiment along with weekly releases on new jobless claims and mortgage rates.

Filed Under: Mortgage Rates Tagged With: Jobless Claims, Mortgage Rates

‘Free Pizza for Life’ and Other Crazy Home Sales Gimmicks from Across the Nation

May 13, 2016 by Robby Oakes

While you may not want to take the risk of making these bold moves yourself, here are some unusual things that some people did in hopes of getting their home off the market a little sooner.

Filed Under: Home Seller Tips Tagged With: Home Seller Tips, Selling a Home

5 Uncommon Mortgage Terms You Need to Know

May 12, 2016 by Robby Oakes

When it comes to finding a new home, there are lots of complex ratios, terms, and contracts that you’ll encounter – and at times, it’ll feel like you’re trying to navigate a minefield. If you’re not careful, you may find yourself signing on for a mortgage that doesn’t suit your needs – or one that could financially ruin you. Here are five mortgage terms you may not encounter regularly that you’ll need to know when buying a home.

Filed Under: Home Mortgage Tips Tagged With: Home Mortgage Tips, Mortgage Research, Mortgage Terms

How to Smartly Leverage Your Home Equity

May 11, 2016 by Robby Oakes

So you’ve been a homeowner for some time. You’ve been faithfully paying off your mortgage for years, and you have a fair bit of equity built up in your home – and that makes you proud. But now, you’re wondering what good equity is if you’re not using it.

How do you actually use home equity? And how do you leverage it to get a high return for low risk? Here are just a few options you may want to consider if you’re looking for something to do with your equity.

Filed Under: Home Mortgage Tips Tagged With: Home Equity, Home Mortgage Tips

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