• Avoid the Rental Trap in 2022,Bent Danholm

    Avoid the Rental Trap in 2022

    Are you one of the many renters thinking about where you’ll live the next time your lease is up? Before you decide whether to look for a new house or another apartment, it’s important to understand the true costs of renting in 2022.As a renter, you should know rents have been rising since 1988 (see

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  • How Much Do You Need for Your Down Payment?,Bent Danholm

    How Much Do You Need for Your Down Payment?

    As you set out on your homebuying journey, you likely have a plan in place, and you’re working on saving for your purchase. But do you know how much you actually need for your down payment?If you think you have to put 20% down, you may have set your goal based on a common misconception. Freddie Mac

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  • A Return to ‘Normal’? The State of Real Estate in 2022,Bent Danholm

    A Return to ‘Normal’? The State of Real Estate in 2022

      Last year was one for the real estate history books. The pandemic helped usher in a buying frenzy that caused home prices to soar nationwide by a record 19.9% between August 2020 and August 2021.1 However, there were signs in the fourth quarter that the red-hot housing market was beginning to simm

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