Retirement: Is This a Good Time to Downsize?
February 14, 2014
in Home Buying Guide | Tagged downsize, downsizing, equity, retire, retirement, retiringMoving into a smaller home – downsizing – isn’t just a way to save creaky knees from the two-story monster where you raised your family. It’s also a way to free up equity to use during retirement. Money Bags Although Americans lost a substantial amount of home equity during the housing crisis, older Americans fared […]
Retirement Planning: Will Owning a Home Help You Retire?
May 31, 2013
in Home Buying Guide | Tagged homeownership, income, inflation, interest, mortgage, planning, rent, renting, retire, retirement, retiring, reverseThere was a time when nobody had doubts about the value of owning a home. It was considered an incredible long-term investment and ideal for retirement. Today we know that real estate isn’t as safe as we once thought it was, at least as a short-term investment, and Americans, young and old, are leery of sinking […]
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Typical national real estate web sites may only cover 20% of what is for sale in a particular location and many display homes already sold.
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You can see all the listings that real estate agents see by searching locally on a broker or agent site.
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