5 Reasons for Buying

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WHY DO PEOPLE BUY?

There are a number of reasons that people decide to make a real estate purchase. The California Association of Realtors, has put together this handy graph, which shows the top 5 reasons people bought homes in California in 2013,  It also shows the percentage of purchasers in each category.

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The Perks of Home Ownership

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buying a home, Home Buyers, Home Purchase, real-estate

Owning a home is a good feeling, no way around it.  You never have to ask the landlord before you paint, landscape, or do any other changes to the property.  Also any expenditures you make to improve the property, increase the value of an asset you own.   In addition to that though, there are a number of financial perks to home ownership that are just the icing on the cake.  The chart below, is designed to show you some of these perks.

Why You Don’t Want To Wait Too Long To Buy!

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buying a home, home loans, Home Purchase, Real Estate Finance, real-estate, save interest

I can remember my parents paying around 18% on there mortgage back in the day.  Truly a dismal prospect.  The interest rate you pay, has a huge difference on the amount of your monthly payment for you home.  In fact, not only does it affect how much you can afford, but it may make the difference  whether you can purchase or not at all.  Interest rates for now, continue to be at historic lows.  The chart below, provided by the California Association of Realtors, is designed to help you understand how much even a small fluctuation in interest rates will affect your payment.  So do yourself a favor, and don’t wait too long to buy.

Here is a link to my May 2013

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Energy Efficient Homes, Home Buyers, home loans, Home Selling, Open House, real-estate

Here is a link to my May 2013 Edition ‘Real Estate Update’ Newsletter.

http://realtytimes.com/174/BradleyPrice

This Newsletter is full of interesting and useful information that I think you will enjoy whether you are a buyer, seller, homeowner, or renter.

This month’s issue includes topics such as:

“Your Home Isn’t Selling Because…”;
“The Low-Down On Big Down Payments”;
“What Buyers Really Want In A Home”;
“An Open House Can Close The Deal”;
“Seven Seller Slip-ups That Send Buyers Packing”;

Plus a roundup of April real estate activity as well as much more advice and information.