Home Buying

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Planning To Retire? Your Equity Can Help You Reach Your Goal.

Kevin Brierton - 8.18.2022 Whether you’ve just retired or you’re thinking about retirement, you may...
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Experts Increase 2022 Home Price Projections

Kevin Brierton - 8.17.2022 If you’re wondering if home prices are going to come down due to...
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The U.S. Homeownership Rate Is Growing

Kevin Brierton - 8.15.2022 The desire to own a home is still strong today. In fact, according...
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What Does the Rest of the Year Hold for Home Prices?

Kevin Brierton - 8.11.2022 Whether you’re a potential homebuyer, seller, or both, you probably want to know: will...
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Is the Shifting Market a Challenge or an Opportunity for Homebuyers?

Kevin Brierton - 8.10.2022 If you tried to buy a home during the pandemic, you know the...
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Why the Forbearance Program Changed the Housing Market

Kevin Brierton - 8.8.2022 When the pandemic hit in 2020, many experts thought the housing...
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Buying a Home May Make More Financial Sense Than Renting One

Kevin Brierton - 8.3.2022 If rising home prices leave you wondering if it makes more...
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Why Are People Moving Today?

Kevin Brierton - 8.1.2022 Buying a home is a major life decision. That’s true whether you’re...
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A Real Estate Professional Helps You Separate Fact from Fiction

Kevin Brierton - 7.28.2022 If you’re following the news, chances are you’ve seen or heard...
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Want To Buy a Home? Now May Be the Time.

Kevin Brierton - 7.27.2022 There are more homes for sale today than at any time last year....
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A Window of Opportunity for Homebuyers

Kevin Brierton - 7.26.2022 Mortgage rates are much higher today than they were at the...
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Think Home Prices Are Going To Fall? Think Again

Kevin Brierton - 7.21.2022 Over the last two years, the rate of home prices appreciated...
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Should You Buy a Home with Inflation This High?

Kevin Brierton - 7.20.2022 While the Federal Reserve is working hard to bring down inflation, the latest data shows...
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Why Pre-Approval Is a Game Changer for Homebuyers

Kevin Brierton - 7.19.2022 If you’re planning to buy a home this year, you might have heard...
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Should I Buy a Home Right Now?

Kevin Brierton - 7.13.2022 If you’ve been thinking about buying a home, you likely have one...
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Expert Housing Market Forecasts for the Second Half of the Year

Kevin Brierton - 7.12.2022 The housing market is at a turning point, and if you’re thinking of...
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The Drop in Mortgage Rates Brings Good News for Homebuyers

Kevin Brierton - 7.11.2022 Over the past few weeks, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate...

Bidding Wars Decline (But Remain Strong) During This Summer’s Home Buying Season

Your Guide to the Housing & Mortgage Markets 61% OF OFFERS IN TODAY'S HOUSING MARKET FACE BIDDING...
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How Your Equity Can Grow over Time

Kevin Brierton - 7.6.2022 It’s true that record levels of home price appreciation have spurred significant equity gains for...
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Is Homeownership Still the American Dream?

Kevin Brierton - 7.5.2022 Defining the American dream is personal, and no one individual will...