by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 30, 2015 | Home Buying
Don’t drag your feet when it comes to signing a contract to build or buy a new home. There are some definite advantages to beginning that process before the end of the year, such as: 1. Low interest rates. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages are still around 4%, but most...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 20, 2015 | Canada and Canadians, Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
Wonder where the people who buy in Arizona come from? With the exception of San Diego, since May 2012 the top 10 buyer sources for those living elsewhere all have cold winters. Which answers the question of why they purchase here – to escape the weather there....
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 16, 2015 | Home Buying, Mortgages + Lending
70% of U.S. adults are unfamiliar with down-payment assistance programs for middle-income home buyers, according to a NeighborWorks America survey. There are hundreds of millions of dollars available for down-payment assistance from many local and state organizations,...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 13, 2015 | Canada and Canadians, Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
The number of Phoenix metro area homes bought by Canadian buyers has dropped by at least half compared to last year. As an example of how that trend has progressed, according to Mike Orr of ASU’s Center for Real Estate less than 1% of homes were sold to...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 9, 2015 | Home Ownership
Halloween may be over, but hauntings can occur all year round. An example is what is happening to the owners of a home depicted as “haunted” in the 2013 film “The Conjuring”. The Conjuring identified the Harrisville, Rhode Island farmhouse as...
