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The Emotional Benefits of Homeownership

Are you considering becoming a homeowner? Congratulations! This is one of the biggest financial decisions you can make. You will experience many benefits, including stable housing costs, and building equity, but one thing you may not have considered is the varied emotional benefits of homeownership. Let's outline the emotional benefits that becoming a homeowner holds.

 

Increased Financial Stability

Mortgages unlike rent are most commonly fixed; in other words your monthly payment will remain unchanged unlike rent which year after year continues to rise as shown in the chart below. Rental prices have been skyrocketing for years. Buying a home with a fixed-rate mortgage gives you the opportunity to…

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Will my Home Still Sell in This Market?

The past few years have been a really wild ride for sellers and buyers. During the pandemic, mortgage rates were at record lows, supply shortages compounded already constricted inventory levels, and buyers were buying anything and everything that came on the market. The market has now cooled off a bit and to combat inflation, mortgage rates are up. What does that mean for today's seller? We pride ourselves on providing honest estimations of what our clients should do as buyers and sellers, and we are offering this market analysts to help you make the right decision, for you and your family at this moment. If you would like to discuss your unique case, contact us to strategize further.
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Rents are skyrocketing, and while the labor market is strong, salaries are not keeping pace with inflationary pressures combined with ever increasing rents. Whether you're looking to buy for the first time and saving for a downpayment or those looking to sell and then rent, the challenge of renting is unstable housing  costs. Ideally you could budget a specific amount of money per month for housing however volatile rental costs are making this extremely challenging. Below we review the state of the market and offer some common sense ways to stabilize housing costs through homeownership.

State of the Market


According to the ATTOM Data 2022 Rental Affordability Report, owning a home is more affordable than renting in the majority of the…

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