Lancaster County Blogger
West Lampeter resident and Lancaster County Realtor.
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2016
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The ‘Great News’ About Rising Prices Recently there has been a lot of talk about home prices and if they are accelerating too quickly. In some areas of the country, seller supply (homes for sale) cannot keep up with the number of buyers out looking for a home, which has caused prices to rise. The...
10/19/2016
Starting to Look for a Home? Know What You WANT vs. What You NEED In this day and age of being able to shop for anything anywhere, it is really important to know what you’re looking for when you start your home search. If you’ve been thinking about buying a home of your own for some time now, you...
10/18/2016
How Historically Low Interest Rates Increase Your Purchasing Power According to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, interest rates for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage are currently at 3.47%. Rates have remained at or below 3.5% each of the last 16 weeks, marking a historic low. The...
10/18/2016
Don’t Disqualify Yourself… Over Half of All Loans Approved Have a FICO Score Under 750 The results of countless studies have shown that potential home buyers, and even current homeowners, have an inflated view of what is really required to qualify for a mortgage in today’s market. One such study ...
10/16/2016
Do You Know the Cost of Renting vs. Buying? [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights: Historically, the choice between renting or buying a home has been a close decision. Looking at the percentage of income needed to rent a median priced home today (30%) vs. the percentage needed to buy a median priced home...
10/15/2016
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Fairly common in most Bible believing churches is the concept of tithing . Every Sunday we are encouraged to give GOD His tithes and Our offerings .Recently I was watching Son Life Broadcasting and Gabriel Swaggart encouraged viewers to "give GOD something to bless " ! It made me re...
10/15/2016
Appraisers & Homeowners Don’t See Eye-To-Eye on Values In today’s housing market, where supply is very low and demand is very high, home values are increasing rapidly. Many experts are projecting that home values could appreciate by another 5%+ over the next twelve months. One major challenge in ...
10/14/2016
3 Questions to Ask Before Buying Your Dream Home If you are debating purchasing a home right now, you are probably getting a lot of advice. Though your friends and family will have your best interest at heart, they may not be fully aware of your needs and what is currently happening in the real e...
10/12/2016
Late last night , I was fighting off sleep as the Chicago Cubs and SF. Giantsstarted the bottom of the 9th inning of a do or die Game # 4 . The inning did not start off well as the first two relievers got no one out and clogged the baseswith potential tying runs ! I was just about asleep whe...
10/12/2016
The Role Access Plays in Getting Your House SOLD! So you’ve decided to sell your house. You’ve hired a real estate professional to help you with the entire process and they have asked you what level of access you want to provide to potential buyers. There are four elements to a quality listing. A...
10/11/2016
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