All Blog Posts, Economists' Outlook, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Investing, Pricing 30 Jun 2015 Pending Home Sales Reach Highest Mark In 9 Years! The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently released their Pending Home Sales Index Report and revealed that it is at… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Pricing 29 Jun 2015 Two Graphs That Scream List Your House Today The spring and summer months have always been known as a very popular time for homebuyers to start the search… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, Economists' Outlook, Infographics 26 Jun 2015 Equity Report [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights: 85% of homes valued under $200,000 have equity 94% of homes valued over $200,000 have equity 10.2% of… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, For Sale by Owner, For Sellers 25 Jun 2015 Sellers Dilemma: OTM, FSBO or List Again? At the end of June, in every region of the country, hundreds of homeowners have a tough decision to make.… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, First Time Homebuyers, For Renters 24 Jun 2015 Buy vs Rent: What Really Creates Family Wealth? There has been recent press regarding whether or not it makes better financial sense to rent rather than buy in… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, First Time Homebuyers, Pricing 23 Jun 2015 First-Time Homebuyers Lead the Way in May The National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) latest Existing Home Sales Report revealed that first time homebuyers made up 32% of… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, First Time Homebuyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers 22 Jun 2015 4 Reasons to Buy NOW! Summer is here! The temperature isn't the only thing heating up right now, so too is the housing market! Here are… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, Infographics, Interest Rates 19 Jun 2015 Do I Need Perfect Credit to Buy a Home? [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights: The average FICO score of Approved Conventional Loans was 757 in May The average FICO score of Approved… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, Interest Rates, Pricing 18 Jun 2015 How Will Mortgage Rate Hikes Impact Home Sales? When mortgage interest rates begin to climb, experts immediately begin to discuss home affordability indexes. They calculate how an increase… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, First Time Homebuyers, For Buyers, Interest Rates 17 Jun 2015 Mortgage Rates Just Jumped Over 4%. Now What? Last week, mortgage interest rates jumped over the 4% mark for the first time this year according to Freddie Mac’s… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts 16 Jun 2015 5 Demands You Should Make on Your Listing Agent Are you thinking of selling your house? Are you dreading having to deal with strangers walking through the house? Are… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts 15 Jun 2015 Sales Up In Almost Every Price Range The National Association of Realtors’ most recent Existing Home Sales Report revealed that home sales were up rather dramatically over last year in… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, For Sale by Owner, Infographics 12 Jun 2015 Think You Should FSBO? Think Again! [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights: According to NAR's Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers: 88% of buyers look for their new home online… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, Economists' Outlook, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Pricing 11 Jun 2015 Home Values Compared to the Peak… Is Another Bubble Forming? After the housing market bust we experienced across the country in 2008, many experts have been quick to warn that… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, Economists' Outlook, First Time Homebuyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers 10 Jun 2015 217,726 Reasons to Buy a Home Now! The inaugural Opportunity Cost Report was released recently by realtor.com. The report explained that “with interest rates and home prices… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, First Time Homebuyers, For Renters 09 Jun 2015 2 Out of 3 Renters Want to Own. What’s Stopping Them? The Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently released the 2015 SCE Housing Survey. The survey revealed that most current… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, First Time Homebuyers, For Buyers, Interest Rates, Pricing 09 Jun 2015 The Difference Between A Home’s Cost vs. Price As a seller, you will be most concerned about ‘short term price’ – where home values are headed over the… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, Interest Rates 08 Jun 2015 Where Will Mortgage Rates Be in 12 Months? One of the biggest questions plaguing the current housing market is where mortgage interest rates will be at this time… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, Infographics, Interest Rates 05 Jun 2015 Mortgage Rates Over The Last 40 Years [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights: 30-year mortgage rates are projected to increase by a full percentage point in 2016 Rates are still… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, Economists' Outlook, First Time Homebuyers, For Buyers 04 Jun 2015 The #1 Reason to Buy Right Now – THE MONEY!! People often ask whether they should buy a home now or wait. Recently released data suggests that waiting may not… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts, For Renters, Investing 03 Jun 2015 Guess Where Residential Rents are Heading? Each month, many people are faced with the decision of renewing their rental lease for another year or purchasing their… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts 02 Jun 2015 5 Reasons You Shouldn’t For Sale By Owner In today's market, with homes selling quickly and prices rising some homeowners might consider trying to sell their home on… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts 02 Jun 2015 5 Reasons You Shouldn’t For Sale By Owner In today's market, with homes selling quickly and prices rising some homeowners might consider trying to sell their home on… Ralph Ragette
All Blog Posts 01 Jun 2015 Today Kicks Off National Homeownership Month! National Homeownership Month actually started as a week-long celebration of homeownership during the Clinton administration in 1995. In 2002, President… Ralph Ragette
