Jan 31, 2024 | Real Estate, Real Estate Finance
By Daniel Bortz Jan 22, 2024 Photo-illustration by Realtor.com. Source: Getty Images) Should you prepay your mortgage? For some homeowners it’s a financially savvy move—but for others, beefing up their loan payments just doesn’t make sense. To help you...
Jan 30, 2024 | Consumer News and Advice, Real Estate
By Cathie Ericson Jan 29, 2024 (Mint Images/Getty Images) Home sellers are often told to make upgrades to their house before they sell. But when is the best time to get those home improvements underway, in terms of scoring the best ROI? It’s a tough balance...
Jan 23, 2024 | Consumer News and Advice, EAR Local News, Real Estate
By Evan Wyloge Jan 23, 2024 (Photo-illustration by Realtor.com. Source: Getty Images) Anyone who shopped for a house last year grappled not only with high mortgage rates, but also another equally vexing problem: very few homes for sale. These two problems were...
Jan 22, 2024 | Consumer News and Advice, Real Estate
By Sally Jones Jan 22, 2024 (Photo-illustration by Realtor.com. Source: Getty Images) Last June, when the Fed followed up its most significant rate hike in 22 years with yet another, I started to think about selling my home. It wasn’t so much that I was...
Jan 19, 2024 | Consumer News and Advice, Real Estate
By Lisa Marie Conklin Jan 18, 2024 (Getty Images) With a new year comes the urge to kick bad habits to the curb—hence the popularity of “dry January,” for instance. But too much bubbly or Bud Light is hardly where our vices end. If you’ve decided to sell your...
Jan 18, 2024 | Consumer News and Advice, Home Buying 101, Real Estate, Today's Top Consumer News
By Jillian Pretzel Jan 16, 2024 (Getty Images) For most of 2023, homebuyers faced a daunting real estate market marked by dizzyingly high mortgage rates. Combined with steep home prices and a severe shortage of homes for sale, it’s no wonder many struggled...