Realtors: Single-family Rent Continues to Increase in New Orleans—Get Your Renters Off the Fence with These Stats

Do you have potential clients who seem a bit too content with renting? Maybe they’re afraid they won’t quality or can’t come up with a down payment? Whatever the reason, it’s always a good idea to share with them the current state of the rental market and the low/no-down payment programs available to first-time homebuyers.
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Real estate agents: are you missing on this fast-growing New Orleans market?

Did you know that 1 out of every 5 home purchases are made by a single female? It’s actually 1 out of 4 between the ages of 54-63! Single women now make up the 2nd largest group of buyers behind married couples & they’re buying property at twice the rate of single men. NAR Data
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Do Out of Town Lenders Offer Better Deals Than Local Lenders?

It happened AGAIN this month. My phone rang – it was a buyer in meltdown mode. Let’s call them the Smiths. They were totally freaking out. The Smiths were pre-approved with one of the big national lenders from out of town (you’d recognize the name). But that was weeks ago. The Smiths had just days
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3 Reasons Refinancing Before the Holidays Makes Good Financial Sense

If you want to make a big impact on your finances in 2019, you won’t find a more powerful tool than refinancing your home mortgage loan before the holidays. Rates are still hovering in the upper 4s or low 5s on a fixed rate loan with good credit even though the “all time low” media
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Think outside the (government lending) box

The phrase “think outside the box” certainly is relevant in the real estate industry these days. For the last 10+ years, mortgage lending has essentially lived “in the box” from a guidelines standpoint and overall approach to risk. The risk tolerance pendulum is now swinging back the other way. It won’t be long before YOUR
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