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PA first time home buyers assistance.

PA first time home buyers assistance. Down payment help is here. Down payment assistance programs are now available to qualifying first time home buyers in Pennsylvania.  Check out the six different programs that offer budget friendly stress free terms to help renters attain the American dream of home ownership: Montgomery County First time Buyer Program …

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Neighbors Your Clients Don’t Want

Neighbors Your Clients Don’t Want While you help your clients find the perfect home, you can’t guarantee they’ll have the perfect neighbors. “The neighbors’ noise and aesthetics are among the top concerns of home buyers,” says Noah Goldberg, a Redfin real estate professional in Northern New Jersey. “If you have a bad neighbor, that’s something …

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Mortgage Rates Rise again this week

Mortgage Rates Rise again this week   Mortgage rates have slowly been inching up over the past month, but they remain below their levels a year ago. “Despite the recent rise in mortgage rates, both existing- and new-home sales continue to show strength—indicating the lagged effect of lower rates on housing demand,” says Sam Khater, …

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Latest Housing Forecast

Latest Housing Forecast Economists are sounding more upbeat toward the housing market this year. Realtor.com® has revised its 2019 housing forecast, reflecting optimism for a much stronger market. Lower mortgage rates are mostly behind the shifts in attitude. Realtor.com® economists are projecting mortgage rates to average 4.5 percent by the end of the year—nearly a …

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Builders See Different Paths to obtaining a home

Builders See Different Paths to obtaining a home   Housing developers recognize the broad demand among home buyers for modestly priced new-construction homes but differ with consumers on how the nation should boost its supply of so-called “attainable” housing, according to a report from the Urban Land Institute. Developers say it’s worth limiting community amenities, …

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A smooth mortgage experience.

A smooth mortgage experience. What to expect! We want you to have the smoothest possible mortgage experience.  The important tips in the photo below can make a critical difference in helping to ensure your application is processed as quickly as possible.  As always, we are here to assist every step along the way. Keep All …

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Home Starts Fall to 2-Year Lows

Home Starts Fall to 2-Year Lows Housing starts continued to underperform in March, despite calls from the housing industry to build more to help inventory-starved markets. Total housing starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.14 million in March, the lowest since May 2017, the Commerce Department reports. Starts are 14.2 percent lower …

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Mortgage Rates Rise Again

Mortgage Rates Rise Again For the third week in a row, mortgage rates inched upward, but economists were quick to reassure home buyers and potential refinancers that rates remain still remain well below year-ago averages. “After dropping dramatically in late March, mortgage rates have modestly increased since then,” says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. …

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Homeowners Fare Better Than Renters

Homeowners Fare Better Than Renters Affordability is a much more pertinent issue for renters than homeowners, according to new research from CoreLogic, a real estate data firm. Since 2005, the monthly cost to rent a single-family home has risen significantly, while the monthly principal-and-interest mortgage payments of homeowners dropped slightly. CoreLogic’s national rent index jumped …

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Are you Saving Enough for Remodeling?

Are you Saving Enough for Remodeling? Homeowners significantly underestimate the costs involved when planning a home improvement project, finds a new study from Discover Home Equity Loans, based on a survey of 1,200 Americans. Estimated Cost of Common Interior Remodeling Projects New master suite/owner’s suite: $125,000 Kitchen upgrade: $35,000 Complete kitchen renovation: $65,000 Bathroom renovation: …

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How much home can I afford?

How much home can I afford? It’s one of the most important questions you can ask yourself before embarking on a home buying search.  Knowing the factors that lenders take into consideration when you apply for a home loan is a smart first step in the process.  Key factors include: Debt to income ratio:  this …

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Review from Alexa L. of Anthony DiDonato

from    Alexa L. regarding 55 Woodduck Dr. Mullica Hill, NJ 08062. “Anthony had worked with a number of my family members/family friends who spoke very highly of him. As first time home buyers we knew very little about the process of buying a home. Anthony made every step of the process as easy as possible …

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