Answers to Home Buying Questions

The housing market is experiencing a cooling-off period from the boom of several years ago, making today’s economic environment the perfect one in which to buy a home. Rates are low and inventories are up, meaning more choices for home buyers. Browse the resources gathered below to discover why in today’s market, the buyer holds all the aces.

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NAHB HouseKeys Read the current issue here.   NAHB HouseKeys is a quarterly e-newsletter alert — designed exclusively for consumers. Subscribers can anticipate getting "consumer news from America's home builders" quarterly, so subscribe today — it's free!   Content will … 2010	E-Newsletter
Home Buyer Information: "Opportunity Knocks" Brochure 2010 Brochure that describes the many benefits of homeownership in today's market, even without the first-time and repeat home buyer tax credits. 5/21/2010	Web page
Homeownership Tax Advantages Buying a home is one of the smartest purchases you can ever make. One reason is that homeownership has many positive tax implications. The three most important sources of tax savings for home owners are the: deductions for mortgage interest deductions for real estate taxes capital gain … 11/18/2009	Web page
Should I Wait to Sell My House Until I Can Get the Same Price My Neighbor Sold For? It’s always better to trade up in a buyer’s market, like the one we are in now. While the value of your house may have gone down, the price of higher-end homes has also dropped. Here's an example. Say your neighbor sold his house six months ago for $300,000. In today's market, your … 2/1/2008	Web page
Should I Wait Until Interest Rates Go Even Lower to Buy a Home? Current mortage interest rates are extremely favorable for buyers. In fact, rates for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages are hovering near 30-year lows.   No one can accurately predict whether rates will go up or down. Even those who follow the market for a living can’t … 2/1/2008	Web page
Is it Better to Invest in the Stock Market or Buy My First Home? Thanks to the concept of “leveraging,” purchasing a home is by far the best long-term investment. Leveraging means putting down a small amount of money to earn a big return.   For example, say you use that $10,000 to purchase a $250,000 home, and the house appreciates a … 12/3/2007	Web page
Is Buying a Home in Today's Economy a Good Idea? As a long-term investment, homeownership is still one of the best investments for individual households.   “Why” you may ask? After all, the headlines say the housing market is down and out, with defaults rising at an alarming rate, and mortgage markets so frozen that buyers … 11/14/2007	Web page
Should I Keep Renting Until Prices Go Even Lower? The best way to “play it safe” is to actually buy a home. Here’s why: studies show that owning a home is the best way to build household wealth. The sooner a person owns a home, the faster they begin to build up equity and wealth.   When you buy a home, you … 11/13/2007	Web page