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Interest Rates and Qualifying Today

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Real Estate Agent with Carol West Real Estate, LLC 200407124

Our housing market is slowly changing but, you may not have noticed:

-Interest rates are up and down lately and may impact the opportunity for many people to buy. If we begin a slow upward trend in interest rates, many will find their mortgage payments too high to qualify.

 

-While home prices are stabilizing, in some states, they are actually starting to rise up again. If possible for you to buy before the market climbs much higher, you might be on your way to a new financial future. Remember: paging rent is not building wealth but helping to pay someone else’s mortgage. Sometimes, for only a few hundred dollars more a month, you may be able to buy your own 

 

It may behoove you to sell your home to move up. The neighborhood you couldn't qualify for in 2007/8 may be more affordable now, allowing you to relocate where you really wish to live and be closer to work.


I can assist you with your home search and provide excellent lenders to help determine your ideal price range for your new home.

 

Carol West, Hillsboro-Beaverton-Forest Grove-OR Homes,

Real Estate Principal Broker

ReMax Equity Group

1300 NE 48th Ave, Suite 500

Hillsboro, OR 97124

Direct: 503-730-4113

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Edward & Celia Maddox
The Celtic Connection Realty - Queen Creek, AZ
EXPERIENCE & INTEGRITY - WE TAKE THE HIGH ROAD

Thanks for article.  We learn a lot from Active Rain blogs.  Best Regards and Good Luck,

Mar 02, 2010 06:37 AM
Carol West
Carol West Real Estate, LLC - Hillsboro, OR
Real Estate Agent, Hillsboro, Beaverton, Portland

Hi Celia and Edward, 

Thank you for taking the time to read and write that my blog article was interesting or helpful to you! 

Best regards, 

Carol West

Mar 02, 2010 09:04 AM
Carol West
Carol West Real Estate, LLC - Hillsboro, OR
Real Estate Agent, Hillsboro, Beaverton, Portland

Updates to our developing economic comeback have a cost:-)

Jan 14, 2011 10:56 AM