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Buying A Home
Kyle Costa

Single Women Are Embracing Homeownership

In today’s housing market, more and more single women are embracing homeownership. According to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 19% of all homebuyers are single women, while only 10% are single men. If you’re a single woman trying to buy your first home, this should be encouraging. It means other people

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Buying A Home
Kyle Costa

Strategic Tips for Buying Your First Home

Buying your first home is a big, exciting step and a major milestone that has the power to improve your life. As a first-time homebuyer, it’s a dream you can make come true, but there are some hurdles you’ll need to overcome in today’s housing market – specifically the limited supply of homes for

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Buying A Home
Kyle Costa

The Truth About Down Payments

If you’re planning to buy your first home, saving up for all the costs involved can feel daunting, especially when it comes to down payments. That might be because you’ve heard you need to save 20% of the home’s price to put down. Well, that isn’t necessarily the case. Unless

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Sweet spot for sellers
Selling Your House
Kyle Costa

Why Today’s Housing Supply Is a Sweet Spot for Sellers

Wondering if it still makes sense to sell your house right now? The short answer is, yes. And if you look at the current number of homes for sale, you’ll see two reasons why today’s housing supply is a sweet spot for sellers. Recent data from Calculated Risk indicates a significant shift

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Buying A Home
Kyle Costa

3 Keys To Hitting Your Homeownership Goals in 2024

If buying or selling a home is your goal for 2024, it’s important to understand today’s housing market, know your why, and work with industry experts to bring your homeownership goals in 2024 into focus. Over the last year, the economy had a big impact on the housing market, and likely on

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Impact of Homeownership on Net Worth
Buying A Home
Kyle Costa

The Dramatic Impact of Homeownership on Net Worth

If you’re trying to decide whether to rent or buy a home this year, here’s a powerful insight into the impact of homeownership on net worth that could give you the clarity and confidence you need to make your decision. Every three years, the Federal Reserve releases the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), which

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home affordability
Buying A Home
Kyle Costa

3 Key Factors Affecting Home Affordability

Over the past year, a lot of people have been talking about the factors affecting home affordability and how tight it’s gotten. But just recently, there’s been a little bit of relief on that front. Mortgage rates have gone down since their most recent peak in October. But there’s more to

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