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Is the Down Payment Myth Blocking Your Path to Homeownership? Why Owning a Home Is a Powerful Financial Decision Want to Build Wealth? Buy a Home This Year. What Record-Low Housing Inventory Means for You Is Right Now the Right Time to Sell? Do I Really Need a 20% Down Payment to Buy a Home? Financial Fundamentals for Homebuyers Existing Home Sales Rise in 2020 To Highest in 14 Years 3 Reality TV Myths Busted Should I Wait for Lower Mortgage Interest Rates? Owning a Home Is Still More Affordable Than Renting One Things to Avoid after Applying for a Mortgage C.A.R’s Housing Affordability Fund’s Home Essentials Program - 1st Time CA Homebuyers Could Get $1,250 Lowe’s Gift Card Orange County Market Snapshot - December 2020 4 Reasons People Are Buying Homes in 2021 What Does 2021 Have in Store for Home Values? Applications Surging for 15-Year Mortgages as Rates Plummet 3 Must-Do’s When Selling Your House This Year The Importance of Home Equity in Building Wealth Is This the Year to Sell My House? Why You Should Not Wait Until Spring to Make a Move Orange County Market Update Homes for Sale Are Rapidly Disappearing It Pays to Sell with a Real Estate Agent Why Working from Home May Spark Your Next Move Rent vs. Buy: How to Decide What’s Best for You Why the 2021 Forecast Doesn’t Call for a Foreclosure Crisis Buyer Interest Is Growing among Younger Generations 10 Trends Behind Southern California’s Hot Homebuying FHFA House Price Index Up 1.5 Percent in August; Up 8.0 Percent from Last Year California September 2020 Statistics Why Selling this Fall May Be Your Best Move Where Are Home Values Headed Over the Next 12 Months? Housing Market on Track to Beat Last Year’s Success Home Equity Gives Sellers Options in Today’s Market Home Builder Confidence Hits All-Time Record Is the Economic Recovery Beating All Projections? OC Market Snapshot - August 2020 Mortgage Rates Hold Steady, Remain Near All-Time Low How Low Inventory May Impact the Housing Market This Fall Homebuyer Traffic Is on the Rise Have You Ever Seen a Housing Market Like This? New Home Sales Surge in July The Top Reasons People Are Moving This Year Existing-Home Sales Continue Record Pace, Soar 24.7% in July Mortgage Applications up 1% for the Week and a Remarkable 27% Higher Year Over Year Forbearance Numbers Are Lower than Expected The Beginning of an Economic Recovery What’s going on in the Orange County real estate market? Mortgage Rates & Payments by Decade Homes Are More Affordable Right Now Than They Have Been in Years Orange County Housing Report: Foreclosure Forecast Why Foreclosures Won’t Crush the Housing Market Next Year Current Buyer & Seller Perks in the Housing Market The Latest Unemployment Report: Slow and Steady Improvement 2020 Homebuyer Preferences Mortgage Rates Drop, Hitting a Record Low for the Eighth Time this Year Expert Reactions to the 2020 Housing Market Recovery Today’s Buyers Are Serious about Purchasing a Home Where Is the Housing Market Headed for the Rest of 2020? Experts Weigh-In on the Remarkable Strength of the Housing Market How Is Remote Work Changing Homebuyer Needs? Why Homeowners Have Great Selling Power Today Homeownership Rate Continues to Rise in 2020 Mortgage Applications Remain Steady Amid Continued Economic Stress Will We See a Surge of Homebuyers Moving to the Suburbs? Loans in Forbearance Fall for the Sixth Straight Week Guidance and Support Are Key When Buying Your First Home Another Housing V Shape Recovery Data Line Home Sales Hit a Record-Setting Rebound Is It a Good Time to Buy or Sell a Home? Two Reasons We Won’t See a Rush of Foreclosures This Fall Thinking of Selling Your House? Now Might be the Right Time Real Estate is a Top Investment Does Your Home Have What Buyers Are Looking For? Why Homes Are More Affordable This Year Average U.S. Mortgage Rates Fall Below 3% for the First Time The 6 Major Steps in Mortgage Loan Processing Still renting? It adds up What Are Experts Saying about Home Prices? Orange County Housing Report: If It’s Not Compelling, It’s Not Selling Things to Consider When Selling Your House (Summer 2020) Things to Consider When Buying a Home (Summer 2020) Mortgage Rates Hit Another All-Time Record Low Homebuyer Mortgage Demand Spikes 33% as Rates Set Another Record Low Pricing Your House to Sell this Season Taking Advantage of Homebuying Affordability in Today’s Market When Will the Economy Turn Around? Mortgage Rates Hit All-Time Record Low Heading into Holiday Weekend Orange County Housing Report: Luxury Returns A Historic Rebound for the Housing Market Mortgage Rates Remain Flat at All-Time Lows Want to Make a Move? Homeowner Equity is Growing Year-Over-Year Mortgage Rates Drop, Reaching Another All-Time Low How much is needed for a down payment? Is the Economic Recovery Already Underway? Homebuyer Mortgage Demand Spikes to 11-Year High, as Rates Hit Another Record Low Three Reasons Homebuyers Are Ready to Purchase This Year Homebuilder Sentiment Posts Biggest Monthly Surge Ever - A Sign Housing Is Rebounding From Coronavirus Orange County Housing Report: Demand Soars but Inventory Drops Real Estate Tops Best Investment Poll for 7th Year Running Home Flipping Surges to 14-Year High, Despite Shrinking Returns Southern California Housing Springs Into a V-Shaped Rebound Big Bear Among Top Destinations as Airbnb Boosts COVID-19 Safety Protocols Mortgage Applications Jump 13% Forbearance numbers tick downward as the economy begins to recover The Expert Economic Recovery Forecast 2,500,000 Jobs Created Mortgage Forbearances Fall for the First Time Mortgage Demand From Homebuyers Jumps 18%, as Interest Rates Set Another Record Low Three Things to Understand About Unemployment Statistics Is it Time to Sell Your Vacation Home? Orange County Housing Report: Hotter Than Last Year Home Prices: It’s All About Supply and Demand Why Virtual Tours Are Winning in 2020 Is the Housing Market Already Rebounding From COVID-19? Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Will Allow Borrowers Who Took Forbearance to Refinance Their Mortgage Mortgage Rates Hit Another All-Time Low Economists Forecast Recovery to Begin in the Second Half of 2020 California Mortgage Applications Soar 77% off Coronavirus Bottom What’s the Opportunity for Buyers and Sellers This Summer? Summer Is the New Spring Market We’re Not Seeing a Decline in Home Prices: Coldwell Banker Real Estate CEO Interest Rates Hover Near Historic All-Time Lows Weekly Mortgage Applications Point to a Remarkable Recovery in Homebuying Orange County Housing Report: V-Shaped Recovery What the Experts See Coming for the Housing Market Newport Beach Gives Go-Ahead to Resume Short-Term Rentals 2020 Homeowner Wish List We all want the perfect home. RealVitalize is the Answer. 4 Weeks of Positive Purchase Applications, Signaling the Spring Housing Market May Not Be a Total Loss Mortgage Rates Generally Hold Steady Will the Housing Market Turn Around This Year? California Considers Sweeping Relief for Renters and Landlords Real Estate Is Still a Popular Investment Pick. What Do You Need to Know About Buying in a Downturn? Unemployment Report: No Need to Be Terrified Will Home Values Appreciate or Depreciate in 2020? Mortgage Rates Ticked Up Slightly Be Ready for the Housing Market’s Reopening Orange County Housing Report: Demand Rises U.S. Homeownership Rate Rises to Highest Point in 8 Years What You Can Do to Keep Your Dream of Homeownership Moving Forward What You Can Do to Get Your House Ready to Sell Mortgage Rates Reach All-Time Low Today's Housing V.S. Great Recession Buying a Home: Do You Know the Lingo? Why Home Equity Is a Bright Spark in the Housing Market How to Test-Drive a Neighborhood While Sheltering in Place Rise to the Top of the Pool by Selling Your House Today This Week's Mortgage Rate Summary (4/27/2020) Uncertainty Abounds in the Search for Economic Recovery Timetable Mortgage Rates Increase Slightly 10 Steps to Buying a Home Orange County Housing Report: Broad Market Interruption Will This Economic Crisis Have a V, U, or L-Shaped Recovery? Coronavirus Cuts Southern California Home Buying The Pain of Unemployment: It Will Be Deep, But Not for Long Here’s a Look at COVID-19's Economic Hit to California and the U.S. Will Mortgage Servicers Get a Hail Mary Line of Credit Like Borrowers? Think This Is a Housing Crisis? Think Again. What If I NEED to Sell My Home Now? What Can I Do? Recession? Yes. Housing Crash? No. This Week's Mortgage Rate Summary Mortgage Loans Get Harder To Come By As Lenders Tighten Standards Chase Now Requires 700 FICO Score, 20% Down Payment to Buy a Home IRS Extends Tax Deadlines for 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges and Opportunity Zones No coronavirus waiver: Property taxes still due Friday, April 10 Americans Are Sitting on Tremendous Equity Coronavirus Eviction Ban: What Tenants Need to Know Orange County Housing Report: The Showdown New Ruling: California Courts Halt All Lender Foreclosures and Renter Evictions Southern California Housing Chilled by Virus Financial Help Is on the Way 3 Options for People Struggling to Pay Their Mortgage During the Coronavirus Paying Your Bills in the Coronavirus Era 60-Day Moratorium On Rent Evictions 5 Simple Graphs That Prove This Is Not Like the Last Time Orange County Housing Report: The Market Is Cooling Due to the Coronavirus 14 Banks Helping Customers Affected by Coronavirus Does the Fall of the Stock Market Impact Home Values? Economic Slowdown: What the Experts Are Saying A Recession Does Not Equal a Housing Crisis Are We About to See a New Wave of Foreclosures? Three Reasons Why This Is Not a Housing Crisis Things to Consider When Selling Your House (Spring 2020) Things to Consider When Buying a Home (Spring 2020) 5 Simple Graphs Proving This Is NOT Like the Last Time Orange County Housing Report: Housing and the Coronavirus Great News for Renters Who Want to Buy a Home How Interest Rates Can Impact Your Monthly Housing Payments Orange County Housing Report: Housing Demand Has Skyrocketed Two Big Myths in the Homebuying Process The Benefits of Growing Equity in Your Home The Overlooked Financial Advantages of Homeownership Homebuying Checklist Orange County Housing Report: The Temperature is Rising The Top States Americans Moved to Last Year Where Homebuyers Are Heading by Generation Orange County Housing Report: Pedal to the Metal Make the Dream of Homeownership a Reality in 2020 Orange County Housing Report: A Warm December Orange County Housing Report: Heating up Orange County Housing Report: Lethargic Luxury Orange County Housing Report: Status Quo