How To View a Home Purchase: Home-Sweet-Home or Investment?

Buying a house is one of the biggest financial purchases you are likely to make in your life. So should you look at it through the lens of finding the perfect place to call home or as an investment that can set you up for the future? Here is some food for

Feb 09, 2023 | Purchasing a Home

Tax Refund Season Means Help for Homeownership

As we head into tax season, you may be anticipating a big tax refund being deposited to your bank account soon. Before you mentally spend that money, you might want to consider how it could help benefit your homeownership aspirations or experience. Home

Feb 02, 2023 | Purchasing a Home

Buying a Vacation Home or Investing in a Timeshare?

Having a place to escape to when they take time off is a dream for many people. There are plenty of options out there for finding a consistent vacation spot. Two of the most popular are buying a vacation home or buying into a timeshare group. The one that

Jan 31, 2023 | Purchasing a Home

Need Help with a Down Payment? A HomeReady Mortgage Might Be Right for You

If you are itching to get into homeownership but don’t have much of a down payment saved or much of a credit history, you might think you’ll just have to wait. However, through its sponsored entities like Fannie Mae, the U.S. government has created mortga

Jan 26, 2023 | Purchasing a Home

2023 Conforming Loan Limits Jump $79,000, Giving Borrowers Plenty of Mortgage Options

Last week the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the new conforming loan limits (CLL) for mortgage loans in 2023 and based on U.S. home price growth, they are increasing to 12% for the coming year. The new conforming limit will be $726,200 fo

Jan 19, 2023 | Purchasing a Home

Your Mortgage Closing Checklist

You’re in the home stretch: you’ve found a great home, made an offer and been accepted. You’ve gone through the home inspection appointments and resolved any issues and now you’re waiting for the mortgage underwriting process to wrap up before you finally

Jan 17, 2023 | Purchasing a Home

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