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Lower Asking Prices Are a Win for Today's Home Buyers

Lower Asking Prices Are a Win for Today's Home Buyers If affordability has been the biggest thing standing between you and a home, there's a little good news.  Asking prices have started to come down. The typical seller listed their house for a median of $429,500 in May. That’s 2.4% lower than a yea

Could Moving a Bit Further Out Change Everything About Your Home Buying Budget?

Could Moving a Bit Further Out Change Everything About Your Home Buying Budget? Whether you're dreaming about buying your first home or wondering if it’s time to move on from the one you're in, affordability is probably weighing on your mind. Home prices are still high in many markets, and even thou

Less House, More Home: Why Smaller Homes Are Paying Off for Today’s Buyers

Less House, More Home: Why Smaller Homes Are Paying Off for Today’s Buyers Why Smaller Homes Are Becoming More Popular You started shopping with a specific mental image of your future home in your mind. Then the houses in your budget came in smaller than you pictured. That’s the reality for a lot of

Why People Are Still Moving Despite Mortgage Rates and Home Prices

Why People Are Still Moving Despite Mortgage Rates and Home Prices You may be telling yourself you’re going to wait to move – maybe you’re hoping mortgage rates will come down, prices will fall, or the market will feel a little easier. And honestly? A lot of people feel that way right now. But here’