The city of Philadelphia and JPMorgan Chase want to help first time home buyers make their dream come true with the Philly First Home Program. This program offers $10,000 or 6% of the sale of the property; whichever is less, to first time home buyers in Philadelphia. With a recent study stating that Philadelphia lost over 100,000 homeowners in the last 17 years, the city is working to increase the Continue Reading
4 Documents Home Buyers Should Prepare Before Meeting with a Real Estate Agent
After months of planning and thinking, you’re finally ready to buy your first house. You’re anxious to tour open houses on the weekend and schedule showings with a real estate agent to get the ball rolling. However, what a lot of first time home buyers don’t know is that the ball starts rolling even before meeting with a real estate agent. While HGTV shows the home buying process as solely Continue Reading
How to Buy Your First Home When You Have Student Loans
Many Millennials have decided to put off buying their first home due to the student loans they are stuck paying back. Millions of students have taken out student loans and end up repaying them for many years after they graduate. When you have student loans, the last thing you want to do is take on even more debt. Luckily, there is a way to still achieve the American Dream and own a home even when Continue Reading
5 New Year’s Resolutions to Make If You Want to Buy Your First Home
It’s that time of year again! Everyone is making a list of their New Year’s resolutions. The typical New Year’s resolutions are to get in shape, pick up a new hobby, see family more, etc. However, after the holiday season, you may be considering buying your first home. Before talking to a real estate agent, you have to do some preparation on your part. If this is the year that you buy your Continue Reading
8 Thoughtful Gifts for New Homeowners
Trying to find gifts for new homeowners can be difficult. The minute you open that housewarming party invitation or the holidays are approaching, your mind starts racing as to what to get your new homeowner friends. You don’t want to get something tacky. You also don’t want to get something that will be seen as clutter in their new home. The best option is to get thoughtful gifts for new Continue Reading
6 Mistakes to Avoid as a First Time Home Buyer
Buying a home for the first time is a big deal. To help you get ahead, we’ve outlined some first time home buyer tips by calling out six of the biggest mistakes that you should avoid going into the purchase of your first home that could end up saving you a lot of time, money, and frustration. Mistake #1: Not Getting Pre-Approved Many first-time buyers make the mistake of thinking that they Continue Reading
House Hunting for First-Time Home Buyers: Is There a Right Way?
A lot of buyers, especially first-timers, worry about whether or not they’re going about their home search the right way. On the one hand, buyers fret that if they find their "dream home" too early, they might be missing out on something better. But, on the other, if the process takes a while, they worry that they’ll never find a home that works for them. The FOMO is real. Keep reading to Continue Reading
Think You’re Ready to Buy a House? Here’s 4 Signs
“Am I ready to buy a house, or should I just keep renting?” It’s one of the questions that we hear most often and something to which first-time homebuyers often spend months, if not years, trying to figure out the answer. Below are a list of four tell-tale signs that you’re ready to bite the bullet and take the leap into home ownership: Sign #1: You're ready to settle down The first sign Continue Reading
More Than a Mortgage: 6 Hidden Expenses of Owning a Home
When people first think about buying a home, they may be under the impression that they only have to pay their mortgage monthly. They may be shocked to find that there are other expenses of owning a home. First time home buyers mostly focus on saving money for their down payment and finding a good interest rate when deciding how much they can afford to spend on a house. It’s important to remember Continue Reading
5 Signs It’s Time to Stop Renting and Buy a House
The decision to buy a house can be pretty intimidating. How do you know if you’re ready to make the biggest investment of your life? You may feel like the option to buy a house is impossible, especially when you are paying rent each month. You may be ready to buy a house and not even know it! Here are five signs that you should stop renting and start your journey to buy a house. Mortgage Continue Reading
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