Sentences with phrase «look at homeownership»

«As the U.S. economy continues its slow, steady recovery more people are gaining confidence in their personal situations and are taking a longer look at homeownership's possibilities,» said

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In order to rank the best places for living the American Dream, we looked at data on five metrics — homeownership rate, diversity rate, upward mobility rate, median home value and unemployment rate.

Even with a down payment and mortgage pre-approval letter in hand, Denise Supplee, director of operations at SparkRental, says homebuyers need to take a cold, hard look at their monthly budget in the context of homeownership.

Given that affordability is of primary concern across the board, we looked at how millennials are preparing financially for homeownership.

Also, always keep in mind that homeownership should be looked at as an investment over time.

The report also looked at other issues effecting homeownership, and found that, just like in the past, coming up with down payment is a challenge for many, and that 13 % of home buyers in 2014 got their down payment as a gift from relatives.

However, we want to look at several of the financial advantages of homeownership in today's post.

Here's a look at six of the biggest threats to homeownership.

When you look at the tax benefits of homeownership for a lot of people, owning a home, that mortgage interest deduction, which they haven't taken away from us yet, is what pushes you into the realm where you can start to itemize other deductions on your taxes.»

The first steps to homeownership actually begin long before you even start looking at houses.

In general, lenders will look at your recent rental or homeownership history to verify you've made on - time housing payments for at least 12 consecutive months.

Homeownership is often looked at as an investment, and a way to build wealth.

«Knowledgeable investors hold on to their properties for at least five or six years, and if they're looking to their retirement, a lot longer than that,» says Timothy Kinzler, CIPS, CRS ®, an associate with Coldwell Banker Real Estate in Delray Beach, Fla. «Strong appreciation is helping households — both investors and those looking for a primary home to occupy — shore up their financial position, which is what homeownership's always been about.»

Homeownership will be in the spotlight next year in Washington as lawmakers in the new Congress look at federal taxes and what to do about the two secondary mortgage market companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Instead, Congress should be looking at ways to ensure more creditworthy prospective buyers are able to achieve homeownership and enjoy its personal and wealth - building benefits.»

This 16 - page paper looks at how homeownership leads to positive social outcomes.

«A mix of new starter - homes for first - time buyers and larger homes for families looking to trade up is needed at this moment to ensure homeownership opportunities remain in reach to qualified prospective buyers at all ages and income levels.»

«A lot of people keep looking at the need to get homeownership back to where it was — I think we're getting back to where it should be,» he says.

Even with a down payment and mortgage pre-approval letter in hand, Denise Supplee, director of operations at SparkRental, says homebuyers need to take a cold, hard look at their monthly budget in the context of homeownership.

As rental rates across the Chicago area rise at a double - digit clip according to many industry estimates, homeownership is becoming an increasingly attractive option for residents looking to ditch the pitfalls of leasing for their own stake of land.

It's fairly obvious that if rental rates are rising that homeownership will decline, but it's still worth looking at this trend for the sake of knowledge.

These downloadable reports look at international business activity by state, including the number of foreigners arriving from various countries, homeownership rates, and top exports.

However, we want to look at several of the financial advantages of homeownership in today's post.

That means lawmakers must tread lightly as they look at whether long - time tax incentives for homeownership, like the mortgage interest deduction, should be touched.

For the report, RealtyTrac looked at 2,290 down payment programs from Down Payment Resource's Homeownership Program Index and found the following:

A look at the biggest changes Let's take a closer look at the new tax - rule revisions that affect homeownership.

Let's take a closer look at the new tax - rule revisions that affect homeownership.

«As we look at these survey results in comparison to our next - generation consumer research, it's interesting that while in different financial positions, young and luxury consumers have a lot in common when it comes to their homeownership desires,» says Chris.

Here's a look at what mortgage and real estate pros know about who's good to go and who needs more time to prepare for homeownership — five ways to know if you're ready to buy your first home.

It includes a look at the standard census data on homeownership, home loan application data collected in accordance with the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), and Federal Reserve data on the financial assets owned by renter households.

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