So How Much Should You Put Down On Your New House?

By: Gem Home Loans

In the minds of home buyers, there are two big numbers to consider. One is the monthly mortgage payment. Calculating what a particular house will cost you each month...

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Commute Distance Not As Important For Purchasing a House

By: Gem Home Loans

In the past, shopping for a house to buy involved calculating how difficult your commute to work would be. Whether it was measuring the distance to public transportation, the...

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Great News! House Showings Per Listing Remains High

By: Gem Home Loans

Typically, this is the time of year when buyers put a pause on house hunting and wait until spring. However, this year is different. Evidence continues to show that...

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Ready To Move? You Are Not Alone

By: Gem Home Loans

The idea of packing up your things and moving somewhere new can be exciting – especially if your current living situation isn’t ideal. So it’s not surprising that a...

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Home Buyers Rethinking Moving To The Suburbs

By: Gem Home Loans

After the coronavirus’ onset in March, remote work became much more widespread. With it, Americans began to realize the benefits of not having to commute to the office every...

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No Signs Of Slowing Demand for Houses

By: Gem Home Loans

The ebb and flow of the housing market is hard to predict. Unforeseen events, like the COVID-19 pandemic, can come along and ruin all of the experts’ projections and...

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Seller’s Bonanza! Home Prices Soar 41% Higher Than 2019

By: Gem Home Loans

Sales of newly built single-family homes are now 41.5 percent higher than they were last year at the same time, according to new numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau...

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The Best Time To Buy A House Is Now

By: Gem Home Loans

It’s well known that spring and summer are the housing market’s hottest seasons. But while they’re definitely the busiest times of the year, are they really the best for...

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2020 Ending With A Bang! Home Prices Are Up

By: Gem Home Loans

The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices are among the most closely followed measures of US home values. According to their most recent release, their National Home Price Index showed...

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