by Brent Knapp | First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers
When it comes to buying a home, whether it is your first time or your fifth, it is always important to know all the facts. With the large number of mortgage programs available that allow buyers to purchase a home with a down payment below 20%, you can never have Too...
by Brent Knapp | For Sellers, Housing Market Updates
The housing crisis is finally in the rearview mirror as the real estate market moves down the road to a complete recovery. Home values are up, home sales are up, and distressed sales (foreclosures & short sales) are at their lowest mark in over 8 years. This has...
by Brent Knapp | For Sellers
Every year at this time, many homeowners decide to wait until after the holidays to put their homes on the market for the first time, while others who already have their homes on the market decide to take them off until after the holidays. Here are six great reasons...
by Brent Knapp | First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers
From a purely economic perspective, this is one of the best times in American history to buy a home. Black Night Financial Services discusses this in their most recent Monthly Mortgage Monitor.Here are two of the report’s revelations:The average U.S. home value...
by Brent Knapp | Down Payments, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers
The availability of mortgage credit is not at the same level that it was during the boom in housing (2005), and that’s good news. However, the constant headlines which talk about “tight credit” are causing some potential home buyers to doubt their ability to purchase....