Housing Market’s Strength Lies in Equity

By: Gem Home Loans

Everybody knows about the economic damage the coronavirus pandemic has caused. But while the virus disrupted the overall economy, the housing market has showed remarkable resiliency. In fact, by...

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Just Like Sales, Home Showings Drastically Up

By: Gem Home Loans

There is a lot of real estate data devoted to tracking buyer demand. Reports covering home sales, contract signings, and builder confidence are all, in one way or another,...

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Pass Go And Collect More Than $200

By: Gem Home Loans

If you’re a homeowner thinking about selling your house, you’re in luck. Today’s market is good for selling and, according to new numbers from ATTOM Data Solutions, it only...

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Home Payments More Affordable Than Ever

By: Gem Home Loans

Home prices can be deceiving. After all, the sales price of a home isn’t really the number that matters most to a prospective home buyer. The monthly mortgage payment...

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Is The Tide Turning? Contracts To Buy Fall In September

By: Gem Home Loans

The National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index measures the number of contracts to buy homes signed each month. It’s an important barometer of housing-market health because it...

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Even Though It’s A Seller’s Market, Many Homeowners are Waiting.

By: Gem Home Loans

In today’s market, there are more home buyers than there are homes available for sale. In other words, it’s a seller’s market. But despite favorable conditions for sellers, the...

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The Rules Of The Road In Buying In A Competitive Housing Market

By: Gem Home Loans

These days, there are plenty of interested homebuyers but fewer homes for sale. That means home sellers have options and buyers have to be prepared. So what are some...

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Buyers Didn’t Have To Wait Long For Offers and Sales

By: Gem Home Loans

New numbers from the National Association of Realtors show just how quickly homes are selling these days. Their September existing-home sales report found that not only were sales of...

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Bidding Wars: When Your Best Price Might Be Enough.

By: Gem Home Loans

In a hot housing market, where there are more buyers than there are homes for sale, competition rises. A good house will attract multiple buyers and give the home’s...

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One 2020 Bright Spot: Buyers Push Home Buying Ahead of 2019

By: Gem Home Loans

t’s not surprising that the coronavirus had many economists, analysts, and experts expecting the housing market to suffer in 2020. Social distancing, stay-at-home orders, and fear were all expected...

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