By: Keeping Current Matters  Last year, the Federal Reserve took action to try to bring down inflation. In response to those efforts, mortgage rates jumped up rapidly from the record lows we saw in 2021, peaking at just over 7% last October. Hopeful buyers experienced a hit to their purchasing power

By: Keeping Current Matters  One of the first steps in your homebuying journey is getting pre-approved. To understand why it’s such an important step, you need to understand what pre-approval is and what it does for you. Business Insider explains: “In a preapproval [sic], the lender tells you which

By: ABC 15 Arizona PHOENIX — For the fifth straight month, the Case Shiller index for the Phoenix market has fallen. Even with the most recent fall, home prices are still higher than at the same time last year. In November the Case Shiller index for Phoenix fell almost 2% from the previous month. Th

By: The New York Times  The biggest barrier to homeownership for many prospective buyers isn’t the monthly mortgage bill, but the steep down payment. The 20 percent required to qualify for a typical mortgage for a median-price home in the United States (roughly $455,000) comes to about $91,000 — a f

By: TEAM GRAFF  AJ's Fine Foods is a gourmet grocery store located in Arizona, United States. It is known for its high-quality products, exceptional customer service, and wide selection of gourmet foods, organic produce, and specialty items. The store offers a unique shopping experience, with a focu

By: The Manila Times  FOR families and individual dwellers, living in a condominium is an excellent option as it offers security, amenities and convenient living. While for investors, condos offer investment with potential for high-value appreciation and provide self-sustaining investment through sh

By: Stacked Tighter regulations and bodies like CEA mean that the property market is not longer the wild frontier it used to be, like back in ther 70a and 80s. But however much the government tries to regulate, clever marketing finds a way. The following may not be illegal, but for the first time ho

By: Women Fitness Magazine  Is It Possible For Green-Thumbed Garden Lovers to Enjoy Living In A Condo? : Condos are a very unique property type that yield many advantages, but one of the biggest turnoffs for some people – particularly those who love all things green – is not having a garden. This is

By: Stacked  As of 2023, new launches averaging $2,000 psf have priced out a great many home buyers; even HDB upgraders. And although the pandemic seems to be behind us (fingers crossed), the demand for bigger homes has still continued unabated. The eventual conclusion: an older resale condo, where

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By: AZ Big Media  After the pain of the Great Recession, Arizona resolved to reinvent and diversify its industrial landscape to create a more resilient economy and put itself on the path to becoming a Tier 1 market. No single person or entity can take sole credit for this shift in priorities; it was

By: DS News  According to a new Point2 study, when the pandemic forced many Americans to settle into remote work, single family homes — preferably with a backyard — became a fast-growing trend for homebuyers. Consequently, homebuyers went into a real house hunting frenzy, jumpstarting a period of bi

By: AZ Big Media  It’s no secret, the housing market can be difficult to navigate in its current state. The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage rate is 6.56%, and Phoenicians are experiencing a 12% inflation rate increase from last year. But as expenses have risen, inventory has gone up and ho

By: AZ Big Media  2022 was a year that saw wild swings in the residential real estate market. People were on the move, but where were they headed and why? Opendoor analyzed its data to determine the top ZIP codes in Arizona and the hottest neighborhoods for home sales in Metro Phoenix. Top ZIP codes

By: AZ BIg Media  Living in a condo is without a doubt a dream come true, especially if it has all the features and amenities you had in mind for your own. Geographical convenience, fewer maintenance responsibilities, and enhanced security are the key advantages of owning and living in a condominium

By: Axios Phoenix  Condo prices in Phoenix's largest suburbs dropped more than single-family home prices last year, bucking the trend seen in most other major metro areas.  What's happening: Home prices have cooled off since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates early last year.  New data

By: The Ascent  Key points Condo ownership means purchasing a unit in a shared building. You own your own condo unit, but the ownership of the rest of the building and grounds is shared. Condos usually cost less than houses, but they also come with a lack of privacy. If you are thinking about buying

By: AZ Big Media  Merriam-Webster’s 2022 word of the year was gaslighting — a form of deceit where someone is manipulated into questioning the validity of their own reasoning — but there was a well-known noun burning in the minds of many last year: inflation. Indeed, December’s Consumer Price Index

The American dream of homeownership has been rehashed throughout the past decade, with more households renting than at any point in the last 55 years. Although renting was previously considered an alternative brought on solely by circumstances, one-third of this decade’s renters now say that it’s a

By: AZ Big Media  2022 was still a wild ride when it comes to Phoenix real estate. Coming off of a pandemic-fueled housing market presented its challenges for buyers and sellers alike. Demand was high and interest rates were low, sparking bidding wars between prospective buyers that progressively dr