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You Ask, We Answer: How to Choose Between Expanding Your Current Home and Buying a New One

December 5, 2014 by Robby Oakes

Let’s take a quick look at a few questions that will help you to determine whether buying a new home or expanding your current home is the best choice when you’re in need of some extra space.

Filed Under: Home Buyer Tips Tagged With: Around The Home, Buying a Home, Upgrades and Renovations

Buying an Investment Property? Here’s How You Can Maximize Your Rental Revenue

December 4, 2014 by Robby Oakes

Whether you’re buying a ski-in/ski-out condo at your favorite resort or you’re thinking of picking up a small home in a busy tourist area, buying a property for short-term rental purposes can be an excellent investment that quickly begins to provide additional revenue.

Filed Under: Home Buyer Tips Tagged With: Buying a Home, Home Buyer Tips, Real Estate Investing

Understanding the Difference Between a Mortgage Pre-qualification and a Pre-approval

December 3, 2014 by Robby Oakes

If you’re in the market for a new home and you’ve been researching mortgages, you’ve likely come across the terms “pre-qualification” and “pre-approval”. While these terms are self-explanatory in some circumstances, they are quite different in regards to mortgage financing. In today’s blog post we’ll explain the difference between a mortgage pre-qualification and a pre-approval.

Filed Under: Home Mortgage Tips Tagged With: Home Mortgage Tips, Mortgages, Mortgages and Credit

The LTV Ratio: How ‘Loan-to-Value’ Works and Why You Need to Understand This Ratio

December 2, 2014 by Robby Oakes

Are you in the market for a new home? If you plan on using mortgage financing to buy your next home you’ve likely heard the phrase “loan-to-value” or the acronym “LTV” before. Let’s take a quick look at the loan-to-value ratio including why it’s important, how to calculate it and how it can affect your mortgage.

Filed Under: Home Mortgage Tips Tagged With: Home Mortgage Tips, Mortgage Calculators, Mortgages

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – December 1, 2014

December 1, 2014 by Robby Oakes

Last week’s scheduled economic events were packed into Tuesday and Wednesday, but several housing-related reports were released including the Case-Shiller National and 10-and 20-City Home Price Indices for September, The FHFA House Price Index also for September, and New and Pending Home Sales for October.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: Case Shiller, FHFA, Home Price Index

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