Financial

November 15, 2019

Is This 2008 All Over Again: The Mortgage Lending Factor

The availability of mortgage money is important, and recent articles about the availability of low down payment loans and down payment assistance programs may be a reason for concern.

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November 14, 2019

Think Prices Have Skyrocketed? Look at Rents.

Rents have continued to increase over the last twelve months because of a large demand and a limited supply. Rents and home prices are important economic facts to know in today's housing market.

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November 11, 2019

75 Years of VA Home Loan Benefits

This year marks the 75th anniversary of VA Home Loan Benefit offerings through the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, also known as the GI Bill.

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November 9, 2019

VA Home Loans by the Numbers

The Veterans Administration Home Loan is a benefit that is available to more than 22 million veterans & 2 million active duty service members

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November 4, 2019

The #1 Reason to List Your House in the Winter

"At this time of year, purchasers who are serious about buying a home will be in the marketplace."

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November 1, 2019

Recession in 2020? The Real Estate Chess Game.

The economy has been strong year over year for the past 10-years coming out of the “dark years” of the last market correction in ’07 – ’08. Most real estate property owners (home-owners and investors...

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October 30, 2019

How to Determine If You Can Afford to Buy a Home

"Though the price of homes may still be rising, the cost of purchasing a home is actually falling."

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October 29, 2019

Thinking of Selling Your Home? The Waiting Is The Hardest Part.

The market may be cooling, but with inventory of homes on the low side, this puts sellers in the driver's seat for the mean time.

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March 20, 2019

Budgeting for a home purchase

Budgeting is simple. A few easy steps will get you started to better understanding your money in advance or a home purchase or sale.

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March 15, 2019

Portland Metro Real Estate Market Review March 2019

The review of the market is fairly easy to state, but the issues are complicated. Low interest rates and low inventory are connected to a median price that is higher than last February, but is...

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