Mortgage rates have increased significantly since the beginning of the year. Each Thursday, Freddie Mac releases its Primary Mortgage Market Survey. According to the latest survey, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has risen from 3.22% at the start of the […]

  If you’re thinking of buying a home, but wondering if waiting a few years will save you in the long run, you may want to reconsider. The longer the wait, the more you’ll pay, especially when mortgage rates and […]

Low Housing Inventory 2020 Where Have All the Homes Disappeared To? If you’re following what’s happening in the current housing market, you’ve seen how the lack of newly constructed homes is a major reason there’s a shortage of housing inventory […]

Alpine (91901) November Housing Market Update As we enter into the holidays, we have an update on the Alpine real estate market. Fortunately, mortgage rates have remained low, helping to keep sales and prices up. Single-Family Housing Market in Alpine […]

Should I Buy A Home This Fall? 4 Reasons to Buy This Fall Here are four great reasons to consider buying a home today, instead of waiting. 1. Prices Will Continue to Rise CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Insights Report shows that home prices have […]

The Top Benefit of Owning a Home is Equity One of the benefits of homeownership is that it is a “forced savings plan.” Here’s how it works: You make a mortgage payment each month. Part of that payment is applied […]

When searching for a home, you may end up selecting a property in a community with a Homeowners Association (HOA). Before you buy, it’s important to know how an HOA works and what they mean for you. According to a […]

So, you’ve been searching for that perfect house to call ‘home,’ and you’ve finally found it! The price is right, and in such a competitive market, you want to make sure you make a good offer so that you can […]

When we consider buying an item, we naturally go through a research process prior to making our decision. We ask our friends and family members who have made similar purchases about their experience, we get opinions and insights, and we […]

Economic gurus got one part of the mortgage forecast for 2019 correct. We’re certainly seeing a volatile year for rates. What they didn’t see coming: Mortgage rates tumbled in March, the biggest one-week fall in a decade. Now—instead of seeing […]

These two factors have helped keep housing affordable despite low supply of houses for sale driving up prices. First American’s Chief Economist, Mark Fleming, explains the impact.