• Financial Fundamentals for First-Time Homebuyers,Michael Copenhaver

    Financial Fundamentals for First-Time Homebuyers

    Are you prepping to buy your first home? If so, one of the steps you should take early on is making sure you’re financially ready for your purchase. Here are just a few of the financial fundamentals you’ll need to focus on as you set out to buy a home. Build Your Credit Your credit is one element th

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  • What To Expect From the Housing Market in 2023,Michael Copenhaver

    What To Expect From the Housing Market in 2023

    The 2022 housing market has been defined by two key things: inflation and rapidly rising mortgage rates. And in many ways, it’s put the market into a reset position. As the Federal Reserve (the Fed) made moves this year to try to lower inflation, mortgage rates more than doubled – something that’s n

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  • Homeowners Still Have Positive Equity Gains over the Past 12 Months,Michael Copenhaver

    Homeowners Still Have Positive Equity Gains over the Past 12 Months

    If you’re a homeowner, your net worth got a big boost over the past few years thanks to rapidly rising home prices. Here’s how it happened and what it means for you, even as the market moderates. Equity is the current value of your home minus what you owe on the loan. Because there was a significant

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