CNBC reported that an estimated 7.9 million renters were actually “income mortgage ready” — meaning they were qualified and could have bought a home — according to an analysis of the 2022 American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. While some of those folks likely chose to rent instead of buying, many of them might not have been aware that they could qualify for a mortgage, and would have chosen to buy if they’d simply gotten pre-approved and knew they could. If you’re currently...

Real estate agents deal with so many different buyers. While every home buyer is different, and there isn’t a book or class that teaches them to say certain things, it’s uncanny how so many different individuals say such similar things during the course of buying a house. What’s even more interesting is how many of the things they say end up being things they either regret, or take a 180 degree turn on over time and change their tune about… Here are the top five “famous last words” agents...

When people talk about why they’re not sure they can buy a home yet, they usually point to the obvious things. Prices feel high. Interest rates aren’t what they used to be. It sounds like every decent house has ten offers by Sunday night. All of that is real. And for some people, those factors genuinely do make buying unrealistic. But for a lot of first-time buyers, there’s something sitting just below the surface that they may not even be able to pinpoint themselves: the fear of getting...