Home Appreciation: Your Best Protection Against Inflation
Home Appreciation: Your Best Protection Against Inflation Authored By: The MBS Highway Team The Mortgage Bond market continues to pay close attention to inflation, which is a key driver of mortgage rates. Remember, inflation is the arch enemy of fixed investments like Mortgage Bonds because it erodes the buying power of a Bond’s fixed rate […]
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Why Online Valuation’s like Zestimate’s Miss the Mark – Your Net Worth Deserves Better than Guesswork
Why Online Valuation’s like Zestimate’s Miss the Mark – and Why a Real Estate Agent Offers More Accuracy Before the early 2000’s, you may have had a general idea about how much your house was worth at any given moment. But to get an accurate sense of it, you would’ve needed to ask a real […]
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Answers to the Top 5 Questions Everyone’s Asking This Holiday Season
When Will Mortgage Rates Come Down? Unfortunately, when it comes to mortgage rates, there’s no crystal ball. But there are key factors that will influence which way rates will go from here: the labor market, inflation, and the geopolitical landscape – just to name a few. While mortgage rates have been volatile over the past several months, […]
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What Does It Mean to Make a Principal-Only Payment?
You’ll hear the terms principal and interest when you get a home loan. Your principal is the amount you borrow for your home loan, and your interest is what you pay monthly to use the loan. To calculate the principal of a mortgage, you would subtract your down payment from the final sales price of […]
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Avoid These Top Homebuyer Mistakes in Today’s Market
No one likes making mistakes, especially when they happen in what’s likely the biggest transaction of your life – buying a home. That’s why partnering with a trusted agent is so important. Here’s a sneak peek at the most common missteps buyers are making in today’s market and how a great agent will help you steer clear […]
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Why Having Your Own Agent Matters When Buying a New Construction Home
Finding the right home is one of the biggest challenges for potential buyers today. Right now, the supply of homes for sale is still low. But there is a bright spot. Newly built homes make up a larger percent of the total homes available for sale than normal. That’s why, if you’re craving more options, it makes sense to see if […]
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Common Things that Homeowner’s Get Wrong about their Homeowner’s Insurance Policy
Home insurance is designed to cover you in the event that your home is damaged. You pay a monthly fee so that if and when you need to use your policy, you don’t have to spend your entire savings trying to cover the damages, or worry that you won’t have enough money to even cover […]
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What To Expect from Mortgage Rates and Home Prices in 2025
What To Expect from Mortgage Rates and Home Prices in 2025 Curious about where the housing market is headed in 2025? The good news is that experts are offering some promising forecasts, especially when it comes to two key factors that directly affect your decisions: mortgage rates and home prices. Whether you’re thinking of buying or selling, here’s […]
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Why Did More People Decide To Sell Their Homes Recently?
Why Did More People Decide To Sell Their Homes Recently? Homeowners typically slow down their moving plans as the summer months wrap up, and as a result, fewer homes are listed for sale in the fall. It’s a predictable, seasonal trend in real estate. But this year, mortgage rates came down at the same time […]
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