All Things Real Estate By Philip A Raices - Nov. 2, 2022 0 Rates have risen again this past week topping 7% on fixed 30-year mortgages and consumers who were contemplating moving are now thinking twice. Those who have much lower interest rates are now deciding on staying where they are or possi
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11/02/2022
October 30, 2022 Most consumers who were or are still looking to buy are somewhat aware ofwhat is occurring in our economy. Serious decisions for so many as to whetherto buy, rent or just sit tight where they are have come into play over the lastyear as rates have doubled. Even when the
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10/30/2022
There are so many financial and health challenges to concern ourselves with today, it’s no wonder that more buyers are stressed and getting shut out of the market due to the doubling of rates and still very low inventory and lack of choices this year.So many of our younger generation are depresse
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10/20/2022
0As you search for that hard-to-find, special, first-time, or move-up home, is it all about the home or the neighborhood, or both? I believe the most crucial item for families with children or about to have children is the school system. Obviously, your budget comes into play, so you can only
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10/12/2022
By Philip A Raices - September 29, 2022 0 We are still in the middle of our hurricane season and if you watch TV, listen to the news, or read a paper, hurricanes have become more deadly every year. Just look at Puerto Rico. Five years after Hurricane Maria smashed the island, along came Hurri
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09/29/2022
It’s obvious that our real estate market has changed with the increase in our mortgage rates. It has become either unaffordable for many or psychologically difficult because fear has set in to keep you on the sidelines. However, you now have to decide what to do. Is renting really a more prud
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09/22/2022
Some still downplay and believe that we aren’t yet in a recession. But as history has shown us two-quarters of negative GDP, which we experienced in the first half of this year, indicates that we are technically in one right now and it’s getting worse.Will it deepen into a situation that is far m
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09/17/2022
Inflation is here and probably will be staying with us much longer than we expect or want. The excessive printing of money from 2020-2022 was greater than all the money printed in the past 200-plus years.The unrestrained availability of money in the market with the historically low-interest rates
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09/07/2022
Here is a little history as to why people were forced to do short sales and the reasons behind it all. About 18 years ago, most subprime mortgages began their slide to an “underwater” position, meaning their value was greater than the market value of the financed home! That is what is meant by “u
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09/02/2022
