Mortgages
By Ryan Casey Stephens, FPQP®Special Contributor Dear real estate professional, I see you. The battles you’ve fought in the last six months have been real. You’ve been forced to transition from abundance to scarcity, but so far you’ve survived. I’m here to tell you again that the game is going to change. The hard times…
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By Ryan Casey Stephens, FPQP®Special Contributor Wouldn’t a dull year with very few unusual events be a welcome thing? Well, hardly a month into 2023 a strange and mysterious landscape is stretched out before us. The technology and tools available today provide as much risk to confuse us as they present opportunities for our benefit.…
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By Ryan Casey Stephens, FPQP®Special Contributor Have you noticed changes happening around you? My neighbor’s nice, clean home has been on market for more than 40 days, and now they’ve reduced the price. If you’ve shopped for a used car you’re likely seeing prices falling by the day. Credit interest rates of all types have…
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By Ryan Casey Stephens, FPQP®Special Contributor This is one of those funny weeks where nothing happens, then everything happens all at once. Data-packed holiday weeks can cause havoc in markets since traders don’t have much time to digest the readings and reports coming in. With any luck though, we’ll get some positive figures, and the…
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By Ryan Casey Stephens, FPQP®Special Contributor If we’re going to see a real estate recovery this year, we need to radically improve affordability. The good news is it’s only the second full week of the year, and things are already off to a solid start. Mortgage rates have fallen nearly half a percent since New…
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