14 Jun 2023 13 Tips For First-Time Home Buyers The lure of first-time homeownership is powerful. Your focus could be building generational wealth or creating an investment to sell when you retire. Whatever your reasons for buying a house, you may be quite a few steps from the moment you can kick back and enjoy your home purchase. Here’s our best advice for first-time home buyers […] Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
15 May 2023 Buying A House With Solar Panels: What You Need To... When you’re buying a home, you may have specific items on your checklist: the right number of bedrooms, the right size of the yard and finding a home that checks all the other boxes. What about buying a house with solar panels? If you want to buy a home with solar panels or aren’t sure […] Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
27 Mar 2023 20% Down Payment Assistance – California Dre... CalHFA released the guidelines for the much-anticipated Dream for All 20% down payment assistance program. Borrower Eligibility + Requirements: Must be a first-time buyer. Occupy the property as a primary residence; non-occupant co-borrowers are prohibited. CalHFA borrowers must complete two levels of homebuyer education counseling and obtain a certificate of completion through an eligible homebuyer counseling organization.Only one occupying first-time […] Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
2 Feb 2023 What Are Discount Points – and Could They Save Y... When buying a home, you’ll look at plenty of interest rates and mortgage options to figure out the best way to finance your purchase. Over the course of your research, you might come across the term “discount points.” Discount points are an upfront cost you could pay to get a lower interest rate over the […] Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
30 Jan 2023 Mortgage News Weekly We are excited to share with you the latest updates and insights from the mortgage market Fed week! Everyone is expecting a much more tempered .25% increase from the Fed this week on Wednesday, and no, the Fed Funds rate is not the same as mortgage rates (short term debt vs long term debt) Still, it can indirectly affect mortgage rates confusing consumers that they […] Share on Facebook Share on Twitter