So How Do You Rank? Here’s Where The Most Affordable Homes In The Country Are

By: Gem Home Loans

If you’re trying to calculate how much house you can afford, the most commonly cited rule is that your mortgage payment should be no more than 28 percent of...

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Today’s Homeowners Will Expand Their Search Area To Get Want They Want.

By: Gem Home Loans

When there are more buyers than homes for sale, it can be difficult to find a home without compromising on your wish list. Maybe, for example, you wanted an...

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Single-Family Home Construction Is Improving

By: Gem Home Loans

The lack of available homes for sale has been getting a lot of attention lately. That’s no surprise. When there aren’t enough homes to accommodate interested buyers, prices rise...

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Existing Home Sales Up 10.5% Over Last Year

By: Gem Home Loans

Sales of previously owned homes continue to improve, according to new numbers from the National Association of Realtors. Their existing-home sales report shows sales rose another 2.4 percent in...

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Hot Summer Has Home Prices Rising For Fall

By: Gem Home Loans

In early spring, when coronavirus shutdowns began, few would’ve predicted that the summer housing market would be as hot as it turned out to be. Buyer demand rebounded quickly...

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Home Buyer Confidence At An All Time High

By: Gem Home Loans

New residential construction is vital to keeping the housing market balanced. After all, there’s no easier way to increase the number of homes for sale than to build more...

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Mortgage Credit Gets Tighter In August

By: Gem Home Loans

Lending standards change. That’s why the Mortgage Bankers Association’s monthly Mortgage Credit Availability Index tracks how easy or difficult it currently is for borrowers to secure financing. Any increase...

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