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Shorewest Shares: The Cost of Waiting to Purchase a Home
Whether you are a first-time home buyer or a move-up buyer, housing experts in two major areas —home prices and mortgage rates — suggest buying now rather than later. PRICES According to a recent survey of over 100 economists, real estate …
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Shorewest Shares: How Much Home Should You Buy
So… you want to buy a home? Buying a home is one of the biggest purchases in your life — knowing exactly how much home to purchase can be complicated. To choose the right home, you have to try to …
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Shorewest Shares: How Do Buyers Shop For Homes?
How do home buyers shop for new homes? If you’re a new buyer wondering where to start, or a seller wondering where to showcase your home, Shorewest shares: how buyers shop for homes. According to the National Association of REALTORS® …
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Shorewest’s Burlington, Mequon and Mukwonago Offices Break Monthly Sales Record
The real estate market is heating up now that summer has finally arrived. More and more families are looking to buy and sell their homes than we’ve seen in many years past. At Shorewest, REALTORS®, we’re also seeing exceptional growth …
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Shorewest Reports: Young Adults still Value Homeownership
73% of Wisconsin residents ages 18 to 34 are still planning to buy a home in the next five years, according to a new survey by BMO Harris Bank. Plans for home ownership might even be higher if not for …
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Shorewest Reports: Luxury Home Sales Continue to Increase
The beginning of the year might have had a slow start on home sales this year, but the luxury market is continuing to stay on pace. “The luxury market has been leading the recovery for about two years,” said Laurie …
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Shorewest Reports: Young Adults Disappearing from the Home Buying Market
Not long ago, the majority of homebuyers bought their first house in their 20s. In recent years, however, the age of first-time homebuyers has increased. Ten years ago, the homeownership rate among young adults under age 35 was 43.6%, according …
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Shorewest REALTORS® Reports: Five Financial Reasons to Buy a House
Managing Director for the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard, Eric S. Belsky, released a paper titled The Dream Lives On: The Future of Homeownership in America, detailing five financial reasons people should consider buying a home. Housing is typically …
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Lake Country Communities rank as the most affordable in the State
Lake Country has long been known for its beauty, and now a recent study found that a few of the Lake Country communities are the most affordable in the state. In an article published on May 15, the most affordable …
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Shorewest Reports: One Third of Americans Spend Too Much on Rent
CNNMoney recently reported new data — one out of three Americans now live in an unaffordable housing market, categorized where rent for a three-bedroom home eats up more than 30% of the monthly median income, the traditional benchmark for housing …
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