Posts tagged First Time Home Buyers
Why Fixed-Rate Mortgages Are Better than ARMs for First-Time Homebuyers

If you’re looking to buy your first home, there are several options you can explore. You could write a huge check and buy the house outright, but if you’re like most people, you’ll probably need a mortgage. When it comes to borrowing money to buy a home, loans come in a variety of sizes and with a plethora of terms.

Read More
First-Time Home Buyer Grants

Buying a home is a way to put down roots in a neighborhood and start building financial stability. It provides a roof over your head (and your family’s heads) as you pay down your mortgage and build equity for the future. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy for prospective buyers to save the amount of money needed for a down payment and closing costs.

Read More
American Homebuyers are Rejecting New Adjustable Rate Mortgages

Even as the housing market starts to sort of get back to normal, there are clear signs that we’re not back to business as usual. Last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association shared their weekly round-up for mortgage news and while people are trying very hard to buy, there’s an elephant in the room: the adjustable rate mortgage.

Read More
How Millennials Can Get a Home Loan in 2018

Rather than starting out with some tired joke about Millennials and diamonds, Millennials and Ramen, or Millennials and their useless college degrees -- we’re actually here to give you some good news.

Millennials have a fantastic advantage when it comes to purchasing a home in 2018.

Read More
Why You Should Buy a Home in 2018

While the U.S. financial crisis began over 10 years ago, many Americans are still a little worried about the idea of buying a home. After all, the crisis led to home prices falling more than 40% in some of the country’s top markets -- and no one wants to buy something that will drop significantly in value just a few years later.

Read More
All About Home Loans for First-Time Home Buyers

Being a first-time home buyer is a glorious time in your life. You’re on a solid path with your career, you’ve managed to save a little money, and maybe (dare we say it?) you’ve come to enjoy tracking your credit score. As a responsible, independent adult, you’re tired of living under the rule of your landlord -- so now it’s time to get out on your own and buy a home!

Read More
The 9 Most Affordable (and Awesome) Cities for Buying a Home

When it comes to buying the perfect home, location is one of the most important variables. And, with home prices across the country on the rise, many people want to look to places where they’ll get the most bang for their buck -- a nice house and a great city to live in, too.

Read More