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Shorewest Reports: Luxury Home Sales Continue to Increase
The beginning of the year might have had a slow start on home sales this year, but the luxury market is continuing to stay on pace. “The luxury market has been leading the recovery for about two years,” said Laurie …
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Shorewest Reports: Young Adults Disappearing from the Home Buying Market
Not long ago, the majority of homebuyers bought their first house in their 20s. In recent years, however, the age of first-time homebuyers has increased. Ten years ago, the homeownership rate among young adults under age 35 was 43.6%, according …
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Shorewest REALTORS® Reports: Five Financial Reasons to Buy a House
Managing Director for the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard, Eric S. Belsky, released a paper titled The Dream Lives On: The Future of Homeownership in America, detailing five financial reasons people should consider buying a home. Housing is typically …
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Ask an Agent: Pre-Approval versus Pre-Qualification
Welcome to Ask an Agent. If you have any real estate questions you want answered, email us at [email protected] and we’ll feature your answer on an upcoming blog post. Question: What is the difference between mortgage pre-approval and pre-qualification? It’s important to …
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The Real Estate Market is Hot & Shorewest Offices are Breaking Sales Records
Home Sales in Wisconsin, March-April 2014. All data c/o Wisconsin REALTORS® Association. The real estate market is hitting its spring stride now that warm weather has arrived. More and more families are looking to buy and sell their homes than …
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Shorewest Reports: One Third of Americans Spend Too Much on Rent
CNNMoney recently reported new data — one out of three Americans now live in an unaffordable housing market, categorized where rent for a three-bedroom home eats up more than 30% of the monthly median income, the traditional benchmark for housing …
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Ask an Agent: the Timeline for Purchasing a Home (Infographic)
Whether you’re a first-time home buyer or someone who has purchased before, the timeline of events can often be confusing. We’re here to help! Our simple infographic outlines the entire process of purchasing a home in seven steps, with a …
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Ask an Agent: the Timeline for Purchasing a Home (Part 7)
Whether you’re a first-time home buyer or someone who has purchased before, the timeline of events can often be confusing. We’re here to help! Our simple infographic will be revealed over the next few weeks, and it outlines the entire …
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Ask an Agent: the Timeline for Purchasing a Home (Part 6)
Whether you’re a first-time home buyer or someone who has purchased before, the timeline of events can often be confusing. We’re here to help! Our simple infographic will be revealed over the next few weeks, and it outlines the entire …
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Ask an Agent: the Timeline for Purchasing a Home (Part 5)
Whether you’re a first-time home buyer or someone who has purchased before, the timeline of events can often be confusing. We’re here to help! Our simple infographic will be revealed over the next few weeks, and it outlines the entire …
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