225 – Renting Versus Buying For 2024

20.8% of homes had a price cut in September, the highest since 2018, and you can turn that seller panic into real savings even with rates over 7%.Headlines say rates over 7% have created an affordability crisis, but for the first time in 15 years, sellers can't hold their prices. ...  Show more

Earnest money, AS-IS, appraisal gaps, and escrow: learn what these confusing terms really mean before they cost you money.Real estate jargon can leave you feeling lost right when the stakes are highest. You'll get plain-English explanations and the three different meanings of esc ...  Show more

You asked, and we answered. Here’s our step-by-step guide on how to buy a house in 2024. Whether you’re looking for a first primary residence, rental property, house hack, or short-term rental, these are the EXACT steps you’ll have to follow to buy a house. But before you can eve ...  Show more

Renting vs buying a house. It’s an easy decision. If you have the option to buy, you should buy. Shouldn’t you? That line of thinking, according to Ken Johnson, real estate economics expert, can cost you a lot of money. His team at Florida Atlantic University, along with other da ...  Show more

Are you tired of paying someone else’s mortgage? Then you’re in the right place. In today’s show, we’re sharing how to buy a home in 2024, even as a complete beginner, as we walk through a rookie’s step-by-step journey to purchasing his first primary residence, which could also b ...  Show more

In the current real estate market, a typical renter pays about 40% less per month than a first-time homeowner.(In the top 10 metro regions that favored renting, monthly starter homeownership costs were an average of $1,920 higher than rents.)Today's Stocks & Topics: Economic Numb ...  Show more