Mortgage Rates Still Key In Making Homes Affordable

March 3, 2021 By: Gem Home Loans

If you’re trying to figure out whether or not you can afford something, you typically only have to consider its price. Buying a home, however, is a bit more...

6 Costs A Homeowner Should Never Forget (Video)

March 2, 2021 By: Gem Home Loans

New High For Homeowners Contract Signings

March 1, 2021 By: Gem Home Loans

When a home seller accepts an offer and a contract to buy is signed, that home’s sale is considered pending until it closes weeks later. Because of the gap...

When Will The Hot Housing Marketing Cool?

February 26, 2021 By: Gem Home Loans

High buyer demand and low for-sale inventory have made for a hot housing market. Homes are selling quickly and buyers are having to compete for available listings. But, according...

Home Prices Hit Decade High

February 24, 2021 By: Gem Home Loans

The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices has collected home price data for the past 30 years and is considered among the leading measures of U.S. home values. Their most...

Most Homes Sell In Less Than One Month

February 22, 2021 By: Gem Home Loans

The typical home for sale was on the market for just 21 days in January, according to the National Association of Realtors. That’s down from 43 days one year...

Builders Confident In New Home Market

February 19, 2021 By: Gem Home Loans

Homebuilders know the housing market. Their business depends on it. That’s why the National Association of Home Builders keeps a monthly measure of how confident they are in the...

The Tale Of The Tape: The Current Housing Market (Infographic)

February 18, 2021 By: Gem Home Loans

If You Are Selling Your House Chances Are You Are Going To Get Your Asking Price

February 17, 2021 By: Gem Home Loans

Generally speaking, home prices rise more than they fall. If you look at year-over-year data, you’ll see home prices increase a few percentage points almost every year. There are,...