Low inventory and even lower mortgage rates have caused the Triangleās hot real estate market to become increasingly competitive. As a buyer, that means youāll need to do even more to stand out, particularly if a home has multiple offers. Weāve narrowed down the top three ways to beat out other buyers in a bidding [ā¦]
As years go by, our priorities naturally change. Perhaps your household size has increased or decreased, or youāve seriously downsized your number of possessions. Whatever the circumstances might be, it is important that your home matches your current needs. It may see tough to initially admit that you are ready to make such a significant [ā¦]
Over the past year, experts have been going back and forth over whether or not the United States is headed for a recession. More recently the risk of a recession has waned, but even with the possibility on the horizon, real estate remained strong. In fact, real estate was ranked by Americans as the safest [ā¦]
True or false: if youāre buying a home, you need to have at least a 20% down payment? If you answered true, you arenāt aloneāso did 62% of Americans. But in reality, that couldnāt be further from the truthāand you donāt have put off your home-buying dreams just because you canāt come up with 20% [ā¦]
You might think that since youāve put some distance between now and high school and college, your days of memorizing vocabulary and learning new definitions is long gone. But if youāre buying a home, then youāre going to want to dust off those skills and start studying up. Real estate comes with its own confusing [ā¦]
Coffee or tea? Cake or pie? Rent or buy? Life is full of big questionsāsome a little harder to answer than others. But in the case of renting versus buying, there are a few big reasons why ownership still wins the battle. Thinking about making the jump from renting to owning? Hereās how your life [ā¦]
Over the past few months, weāve talked a great deal about the benefits of owning a homeāand why todayās market is one of the best windows to buy. With a new set of numbers released on home equity, weāve got another major reason why owning a home pays: it forces you to save, and in [ā¦]
If youāre a millennial, then youāre probably a little tired of hearing all the criticism towards your generation. Buying avocado toast instead of saving money, always texting instead of callingātheyāre all pretty unfair generalizations. Another common criticism of millennials? That they never buy homes. But actually, that couldnāt be further from the truth! In fact, [ā¦]
Buying a home is a major decisionāone that you should spend plenty of time thinking about. But for many people, that thinking stage quickly becomes filled with anxietiesāabout money, about mortgages, about lendersāand they may decide to postpone their buying plans. At Linda Craft & Team REALTORSĀ®, we want to break some of the negative [ā¦]
2018 is quickly drawing to a close, which means itās time to start planning for the new year. If youāre still renting a home in the Triangle, please know that you have better options available! Have you been dreaming of becoming a Triangle homeowner? Youāre not alone! This is a wonderful area to invest in, [ā¦]
