Category: Buying Tips

If you’ve thought about buying a home in the past few years, you may have run into two frustrations: asking prices that kept climbing and too few homes to choose from.

Negotiations are back. More buyers are asking for better deals, and more sellers are giving them. Builders are throwing in extras, too.

Student loans are back in the spotlight. And whether you’ve been following the headlines closely or just catching bits and pieces here and there, there’s a good chance they’ve been on your mind lately.

Saving for a down payment can feel like the hardest part of buying a home.

You’ve probably heard that home prices are cooling off.

Open up a home search and you’ll see them. Listings that have been on the market for two months. Three. Some longer.

Remember a few years back when sellers held all the power and buyers were stuck offering way over asking or waiving inspections just to get a chance at the house? In many markets, those days are behind us.

A lot of people who want to move are telling themselves the same thing: “Maybe I’ll just wait until later this year once things calm down.”

If affordability has been the biggest thing standing between you and a home, there’s a little good news.

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.