Dean Hartman, the Regional Vice President of Benchmark Lending, who also has over 20 years of experience with the mortgage banking industry has reminded us about some changes that were recently made at Capitol Hill that pertain to the real estate industry, and we would like to forward the message along. The President and Congress passed [...]...
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Survey Shows Home-Ownership is Preferred By Americans
2011′s third quarter National Housing Survey asks Americans how they feel about housing and here are some statistics that show they prefer home-ownership: 96% of all homeowners believe that home-ownership is results in an overall more positive experience, including many of homeowners who are struggling. 70% of renters voted that home-ownership is better than renting. 63% of renters wish to become [...]...
What Is Everyone’s Role In The Home-Buying Market?
What is the purpose having so many people involved in buying a home? See why each role is essential for us to buy a home: Loan Officer: A loan officer will help you analyze all of your income, assets and credit in order to guide your budget with the best economical strategy while also considering the [...]...
Should Young Families Buy A Home in 2012?
The majority of young adults from 25 – 35 live with their parents today and are being advised by their parents to buy their own home. Some parents want their children to take advantage of the low rates and to start building their long-term investments. Below are the top 4 reasons why they would want [...]...
Dr. Ken H. Johnson on Homeowner’s Wealth
Dr. Johnson is a well-known scholar (Florida International University) with numerous publications in real estate brokerage, transactional real estate, and real estate investment as well as the editor to the “Journal of Housing Research”. Today we will show his Buy vs. Rent graph on how much rent is actually preferred to over buying. The red [...]...
Advice from Chris Thornberg & John R. Talbott: It’s Time To Buy A Home!
Two economic experts, John R. Talbott and Chris Thornberg, have been giving us the go ahead to buy a home in 2012. We mentioned John R. Talbott in a previous blog post, John R. Talbott’s Prediction: “Now is the time to buy!” and now Chris Thornberg is rooting along for home buyers. In Jeff Collins’ recent [...]...
Advice from Warren Buffet: Invest In The Best Opportunity Of A Lifetime
Today we would like to mention Warren Buffet and his advice on investing in a home. In the Omaha World Herald, Steve Jordan wrote about one woman who is from Arizon and in her mid 30′s who has received and acted on Buffet’s advice. The woman said that she was thinking it was a good [...]...
John R. Talbott’s Prediction: “It is now time to buy a home”
Today we will highlight the real estate advice of bestselling author and economic consultant, John R. Talbott. Having made many publications providing predictions and analysis of the housing market, Talbott is a reliable source. He accurately warned America that a “real estate bubble” was forming when prices severely increased in 2003 in his book, The Coming [...]...
Advantages to Buying a Home
1. Owning A Home Creates More Wealth Than Renting. Though renting may seem to be the cheaper, short-term option, investing in a home is more often than not the more rewarding choice. As mentioned in earlier posts, renting is less expensive than owning a home only when renters re-invest th eir income back into their home [...]...
Buying a Home: Now Is The Time!
Research studies that focused on whether renting or buying a home is the best choice financially have shown that buying is the best choice. According to two Professors from East Carolina University and Florida International University, they found that renters who ALWAYS reinvest any additional savings from renting are better off. However, the majority of [...]...
