by The Bingham Team | Jun 1, 2023 | Buyers, Buying Conditions, Condominium, Condos, Great Ideas!, Helpful Tips, Home Equity, Home Transition, Home value, Inflation, Interest Rates, Mortgage, Real Estate
Buying your first home is an exciting decision and a major milestone that has the power to change your life for the better. As a first-time homebuyer, it’s a vision you can bring to life, but, as the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shares, you’ll have to...
by The Bingham Team | Feb 28, 2023 | Buyers, Buying Conditions, Great Ideas!, Helpful Tips, Home value, Real Estate, Sellers, Selling Conditions
To sell your home this spring, it may need more preparation than it would have a year or two ago. Today’s housing market has a different feel. There are more homes for sale than there were at this time last year, but inventory is still historically low. So, if a house...
by The Bingham Team | Jan 31, 2023 | Buyers, Buying Conditions, Downsizing, Great Ideas!, Helpful Tips, Home Equity, Home Transition, Home value, Real Estate, Sellers, Selling Conditions
Spring is usually the busiest season in the housing market. Many buyers wait until then to make their move, believing it’s the best time to find a home. However, that isn’t always the case when you factor in the competition you could face with other buyers at that...
by The Bingham Team | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog, Buyers, Buying Conditions, Great Ideas!, Helpful Tips, Home Equity, Home value, Inflation, Interest Rates, Mortgage, Real Estate, Sellers, Selling Conditions
As mortgage rates rose last year, activity in the housing market slowed down. And as a result, homes started seeing fewer offers and stayed on the market longer. That meant some homeowners decided to press pause on selling. Now, however, rates are beginning to come...
by The Bingham Team | Jan 13, 2023 | Buyers, Buying Conditions, Great Ideas!, Helpful Tips, Inflation, Interest Rates, Mortgage, Real Estate
If you’re getting ready to buy your first home, you’re likely focused on saving up for everything that purchase involves. One cost that’s likely top of mind is your down payment. But don’t let a common misconception about how much you need to save make the process...
by The Bingham Team | Nov 4, 2022 | Buyers, Buying Conditions, Great Ideas!, Helpful Tips, Home Transition, Home value, Mortgage
While higher mortgage rates are creating affordability challenges for homebuyers this year, there is some good news for those people still looking to buy a home. As the market has cooled this year, some of the intensity buyers faced during the peak frenzy of the...