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What Does the Rest of the Year Hold for Home Prices?

Whether you’re a potential homebuyer, seller, or both, you probably want to know: will home prices fall this year? Bottom Line: If you’re thinking of making a move, you shouldn’t wait for prices to fall. Experts say nationally, prices will continue to appreciate this year, just at a more moderate pace. Read more above and when you’re ready to begin the process of buying or selling, let’s connect so you have a local market expert on your side each step of the way.

What Home Buyers Need To Know About Appraisal Gaps

6 Minute Read: Buying a home is exciting, but when there’s a gap between the appraised value and your agreed-upon sales price, it can cause problems. You risk losing the home you are interested in and even your earnest money if you aren’t careful. Here’s everything you must know about appraisal gaps and how to handle them...

How to Unfreeze Your Credit

If you placed a credit freeze, you may want to reopen your credit files at some point to apply for a new car loan or credit card. Unless you use a service for this, you'll need to contact each credit bureau online to unfreeze your credit reports quickly. Freezing and unfreezing credit is free. Go deeper... (2 min. read)

Flip the Script and Get Mortgage Assured to Buy Your New Home!

What Does it Mean to Be Mortgage Assured When Buying a Home? The market has gotten competitive and with the increasing number of cash buyers making offers - it can be hard for a financed offer to compete. When you're Mortgage Assured with Celebrity Home Loans, you have more than just a Pre-Approval which means you'll look more serious than other financed offers. A pre-approval usually means that the loan officer has reviewed your file based on lender standards but with our Mortgage Assured Program, you get a commitment to lend before the purchase contract is signed. There’s no catch! The only conditions are based upon an appraisal and title of the purchase property. With our Mortgage Assured program, you can get approved in as little as 48 hours and close in as little as 10 days from the Appraisal delivery! Why deal with a possible decline when you can get Mortgage Assured and enjoy a smooth transaction? Hopefully, you now understand how being Mortgage Assured stands out as an innovative option for those individuals and families looking to buy a home quickly and affordably. You could have the power to get the home you want right now. Are you ready to take the Smart step?