Posts tagged as:

House Prices

Young couples should rent

A recent opinion piece in Investment News claimed that ‘For young couples, renting may be a better option”.  I hate headlines like that  – they are designed to get your attention, but most people don’t have the time to read the article.  They end up with this piece of random advice floating around their head [...]

Read the full article →

Why Start With The House?

 For most of my clients, their mortgage payment is usually the largest check they write each month.  I’ve found that when I assist someone with their mortgage, that if they look at their mortgage in the context of their overall financial picture, they make better mortgage decisions, and better financial decisions.   If the Mortgage is [...]

Read the full article →

When House Prices Hit Bottom

The headline you long to read is Home Prices Hit Bottom Today. Problem is, you can only see bottom in a rear-view mirror.  That’s right, you don’t know bottom until prices have gone up and stayed there.  Yes, it’s a buyer’s market, but sellers have needs that must be addressed.  In this video we’ll explore [...]

Read the full article →

One Idea to slow home price declines

An interesting editorial in the WSJ proposes allowing immigrants to be allowed in the US if they buy a home – eat up the excess inventory, stabilize prices, buy furniture, start companies. If they sell or rent in the first two years, they have to return home, after 5 years, they would get permanent resident [...]

Read the full article →