Today’s mortgage rates and home prices may have you second-guessing whether it’s still a good idea to buy a home right now. While market factors are definitely important, there’s also a bigger picture to consider: the long-term benefits of homeownership.
Think …
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Mortgage rates dropped to just above 6% in late September, drawing homebuyers from the sidelines and fueling the biggest refinancing boom in recent years. Although rates have since jumped up, they remain lower than the peak levels of October 2023, when …
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Hosting holiday parties and guests can be a blast, but with cleaning, cooking and delivering the perfect seasonal shindig – all while trying to spend quality time with your guests – the whole …
It’s not winter yet, but the early fall days are already getting shorter, and sometimes it feels like the summer sunshine is passing by faster than our last vacation. And the cold is not far behind.
So, when it comes to keeping …
View MoreYou may be hearing a lot of talk about the Federal Reserve (the Fed) and how their actions will impact the housing market right now. Here’s why.
The Fed meets again this week to decide the next step with the Federal Funds Rate. That’s how much it costs banks …
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Curious about where the housing market is headed in 2025? The good news is that experts are offering some promising forecasts, especially when it comes to two key factors that directly affect your decisions: mortgage rates and home prices.
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Pent up demand and lower interest rates expected to propel Chicago’s real estate market into a strong 2025
It’s been a challenging few years for home buyers in the Second City. Echoing activity in many markets around …
You won’t find anyone who’s going to argue that mortgage rates have had a big impact on housing affordability over the past couple of years. But there is hope on the horizon. Rates have actually started to come down. And, recently they hit the lowest point we’ve seen in 2024, …
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