Here are five compelling reasons listing your home for sale this spring makes sense. 1. Demand Is Strong The latest Buyer Traffic Index from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that buyer demand remains strong throughout the vast majority of the country. These buyers are ready, willing, and able to purchase… and are in the market right now! More often than not,...
Buying a Home If you are thinking of buying a home, you may not know where to start. I am providing a simple list of 10 steps that you will go through to purchase a home. Please give me a call for more details about each step and what else may be required in your area....
Renting Vs. Buying Historically, the choice between renting or buying a home has been a tough decision. Looking at the percentage of income needed to rent a median-priced home today (28.9%) vs. the percentage needed to buy a median-priced home (15.7%), the choice becomes obvious. Every market is different. Before you renew your lease again, find out if you can put your housing...
Saturday 3/24/18 San Manual Stadium | Noon - 9 p.m. San Manuel Stadium Art Festival. Please join us for great art exhibits, performing arts, local and regional bands, activities and food! Want to see a sample of the art featured at SB Arts Fest? Watch this episode of WeCreate featuring local photographer and SB Arts Fest exhibitor, Alycia Bromar....
Are you Aware of How Much Equity You Have In Your Home? You May Be Surprised The latest Equity Report from CoreLogic's revealed that 675,000 US homeowners regained positive equity in their homes in 2017. This is great news for the country, as 95.1% of all mortgaged properties are now in a positive equity situation. “U.S homeowners with mortgages (roughly 63% of all the properties) have seen...
Down Payment Programs Remain Well Funded Our Fourth Quarter 2017 Homeownership Program Index (HPI) reports a new record high number of homebuyer programs — now 2,507 — available for today’s homebuyers. In addition, the programs remained well funded during 2017. More than 87 percent (87.4%) of programs currently have funds available for eligible homebuyers. While individual...
Existing-Home Sales Slide in December 2016 Sales Best Since 2006 Existing-home sales had a banner 2016, amounting to 5.45 million—an increase from 5.25 million in 2015 and a decade-high from 6.48 million in 2006, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Overall, 2016 was a “good year for the housing market,” says NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. “Solid job creation...
Testimonial I have known Ana Thigpen for many years prior to her becoming a realtor. Her integrity is most impressive, her knowledge of the business, her attention to detail are character traits that made her successful in her other careers and make her successful as a realtor. I felt comfortable referring a friend to her and that sale was handled well. I will always be thankful that I came to know Ana...