Three Indiana metro areas lead the recent Summer 2023 Emerging Markets Index from Realtor.com. In the face of inflation and a cost-of-living crisis, home shoppers are searching for the sweet spot in underrated metropolitan areas offering lower living expenses, fewer people, and a stable local economy. Whether you’re planning to…
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Journal Club 08-04-23 – Passive Income MD
Here’s Journal Club 08-04-23! Every week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After filtering through the articles on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this week. Be safe and stay well! More often than not, we are advised to max out our retirement accounts before considering any…
How to improve your finances before your first mortgage
As a first-time homebuyer, you might not have as much income or savings to work with. That doesn’t mean you won’t qualify for a mortgage, however. Here are three ways to prepare your finances before you apply for a home loan. Are you ready for a mortgage? How do you…
Home Sales to Slow, Prices to Fall, Says Realtor.com
Heading into the second half of 2023, the US housing market has yet to see the typical spring and summer boom, as limited inventory and high borrowing costs dampen the market. Mortgage rates are elevated, leading to low inventory as many potential buyers wait for rates to drop before looking…
AI Prompt Generator for ChatGPT: One Prompt to Rule Them All!
Did you know? You can use ChatGPT to write its own prompts! It’s actually pretty easy, as simple as copying and pasting. By using the steps below you can get rolling on ChatGPT and find that it will ease up your workload and create some time in your day. Want…
Rattled housing market prompts reversal on 2023 forecasts with home prices and rents now expected to fall
Shutterstock Realtor.com has re-examined its prior housing predictions, and now expects a dip in prices and rents. But downgrading the 2023 outlook does not signal a major wave of relief. “Home costs are still going to be higher for buyers in 2023 because home price declines are very mild and…
Housing has become so unaffordable that over 75% of homes on the market are too expensive for middle-income buyers
Robert Galbraith/ Reuters The housing affordability crisis has priced middle-income buyers from a majority of homes on the market. Buyers earning up to $75,000 could only afford 23% of properties listed for sale in the US. Affordability has been crimped by low inventory and mortgage rates at multi-decade highs. The…
Almost 80% of Would-Be Homebuyers Fear Getting Priced Out of the Market Says Realtor.com
More than two-thirds of potential homebuyers may be sidelined if the Federal Reserve continues to hike interest rates and a lack of homes on the market push prices higher. 78% That’s the percent of home shoppers surveyed who report they’ll be priced out of the market if mortgage rates and…
Debt ceiling panic threatens to spike mortgage rates and ruin a rosier outlook for the housing market
‘Buyers need to act’: Debt ceiling panic threatens to spike mortgage rates and ruin a rosier outlook for the housing market Mortgage rates remained on an upward trend as President Joe Biden hastily negotiated to raise the US debt ceiling. Realtor.com economist Jiayi Xu believes the likelihood of a default…
Journal Club 05-12-23 – Passive Income MD
Here’s Journal Club 05-12-23! Every week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After filtering through the articles on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this week. Be safe and stay well! Many of us wish to become homeowners someday. And as you probably already know, buying a…