I’ve talked a bit about the housing market over the past few months as it goes up and down. One of the questions I’ve posed lately is whether or not it’s time to rent instead of buying. Today, we’re going to look at another question that has crossed my mind: If I’m going to buy a home in this economy,...
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I talked Tuesday about renting over buying when it came to several things, including housing. Many people are still renting, even though the last quarters of 2011 saw an increase in interest in the housing market. An odd thing happened in the midst of this. Reports came out earlier this week that November 2011 started a downward...
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As I’ve shared on here before, I’ve gone back and forth about whether or not to buy a home in the near future. Now is the time to think about it; more home are on the market than there ever have been before, and many of those home are much less than what you would expect. The problem isn’t that houses are too...
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Throughout this whole recession, people have lost a lot of things. Jobs, businesses, cars, and homes have become victim of this economic downturn. The government has tried to help; some of the results much less desirable than others. One of the groups of people that has gotten the most help has been homeowners; the prevention of...
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I’ve shared on here before that I’m a renter. I’ve been renting for years. My grandma rented for her entire life; they never owned a house. The only place that I ever lived that was owned by my family was the house I lived in from age 8 to age 18. Now, I was originally considering buying a house next year. Then, I started...
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One thing that I’ve noticed in my area is a lot of new homes and developments. Now, I live in a lower income area, so I’ve found this odd. As I look for my own home (I plan on buying a house within the year), the influx of unoccupied, new homes becomes more and more apparent. There are lots of empty houses in my large town that...
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