Categories for Home Prices

What Experts Forecast for Mortgage Rates and Home Prices in 2027

When it comes to housing, two of the biggest questions on everyone’s mind right now are: What’s next for mortgage rates? Where will home prices go from here? And if you’re weighing whether to move in the next few months or wait until 2027, here’s what you should know. When ...

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How To Win Back Your Buying Power

The recent jump in mortgage rates cut about $22k from what a buyer with a $2,000 monthly budget can spend. But you can win most of that back at the negotiating table. More than 4 in 10 homes for sale have had a price cut. And the typical cut is ...

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Thinking About Asking Your Parents for Down Payment Help? Here’s an Approach…

There comes a point in life when your parents complain that they never know what to get you anymore. There also comes a point when the thing you’d love to blurt out is, “A down payment for a house!” But it probably doesn’t even register as a reasonable request. You ...

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Don’t Let the Fear of a Buyer Backing Out Scare You Away from Selling

There’s nothing quite like the excitement of getting an offer on your house. You’re one step closer to moving on to what’s next. But what happens if that buyer backs out or ghosts you before closing? If you’ve been seeing headlines about more home sales falling through lately, that possibility ...

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