Modest Rise in Home Sales Expected in 2017
According to new consumer survey findings and a 2017 housing forecast update from the National Association of Realtors, existing-home sales are expected to notch a small gain in 2017. Sales are forecast to grow roughly 2 percent next year to around 5.52 million. The national median existing-home price is expected to rise to around 5 […]
Give a Holiday Gift of Homeownership
Are you a parent struggling with what to give your adult child for the holidays this year? If so, consider giving him or her the gift of homeownership. A gift that keeps on giving, homeownership has a multitude of financial and personal benefits. The current market with its affordable prices and historically low interest rates […]
Toot Toot …
Sometimes it’s nice to toot my own horn! This year in real estate has been very good to me and this past month I was recognized in my office in not one but TWO categories. It pays to work with a solid agent! Contact me today – even if you won’t be ready to buy […]
Mortgage Minute from Weichert Financial Services
Industry Trends Fannie Mae 15-Yr. High Balance: 3.375% Other WFS rates – FHA, VA, USDA and other low downpayment products are readily available. Refi Index – (-1.0%) Purchase Index – (+0.4%) NAHB Builder Confidence – 63 (unchanged) Existing Home Sales – 5,600,000 (+2.0%) New Home Sales – 563,000 (-1.9%) Pending Home Sales – 110.0 (+0.1%) Housing Starts – 1,323,000 (+25.5%) […]
December, 2017 – Annual Weichert Toy Drive
A trademark of the holiday season at Weichert is the company’s annual toy drive, which has helped provide hundreds of thousands of items for underprivileged children in the communities Weichert serves. The 38th Annual Weichert Toy Drive is now underway, and members of the community are invited to drop off new, unwrapped toys at any […]