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It had always been a goal of mine to own a home. In fact, I had a pretty aggressive goal to own property before the age of 30—all on my own and in Boston (where I had landed for grad school). There would be no parental support, no inheritances to … [Read more...]
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Buying a home can be as exhilarating as it is exhausting. After months of searching for your first (or next) home, you might have stumbled upon your dream home. This is a very exciting time, but it’s also a time for careful consideration of how to … [Read more...]
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Keeping pace with a home-buying trend that has emerged over the past generation, statistics show that single women are purchasing homes at twice the rate of single men. According to MSN, which used data provided by the National Association of … [Read more...]
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When my husband and I were looking to buy a home, we discovered that there weren't any homes that we liked at our price point. Our real estate agent suggested we consider condos, and we ended up buying a townhouse (which is considered a condo as … [Read more...]
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As the housing market begins to heat up again in some parts of the United States, a lot of people are beginning to consider buying a home for the first time. If this sounds like you, then we have something in common. My number one financial goal in … [Read more...]
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Last week interest rates on 15-year mortgages hit a record low of 2.61%. Rates on 5/1 adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) also plummeted to an all-time low of 2.58%. 30-year mortgages are currently hovering around 3.4%, just slightly above their lowest … [Read more...]
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This is an article from our partner site HSH.com, written by Marcie Geffner. More second homes were sold as vacation getaways last year, according to a new National Association of Realtors (NAR) survey. A total of 553,000 new and existing … [Read more...]
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The U.S. expects to see improvements in the housing market in 2013, but experts warn too many homeowners are still underwater. While the market is improving, no one should mistake it for a full recovery considering housing vacancy rates are still at … [Read more...]
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I still remember walking into my condo for the first time as if it were yesterday. I had been searching for my first home for about 6 months in the Boston area when I decided to make a radical change to my plan and only look at condos (thank goodness … [Read more...]
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This is an article from our partner site HSH.com, written by Michele Lerner. If you're in the market for mortgage, chances are you've been instructed to shop around for the best mortgage rates. But just because you've been told to shop around … [Read more...]
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You think you’ve found the one - the one you’ve dreamed about, the one that’s made for you, the one you could conceivably spend the rest of your life with. You think you’ve found your first home to buy. But even though you think you’re … [Read more...]
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