The rise and fall of mortgage interest rates seems to be the hot topic on news stations across the country week in and week out. With so much news, and so many differing opinions on what the changes in the rates mean, it can be hard to discern how they will your home purchase. Over the past few months, there has[...]
According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) BuilderBooks most recent addition, What Home Buyers Really Want, 60% of home buyers would prefer to buy new construction homes over existing homes. With every other factor remaining equal, today’s buyers are more interested in buying brand-new than used homes. In the NAHB BuilderBooks, new homes are categorized as both homes built[...]
When is the housing market going to crash? In just one month, this foreboding question skyrocketed in Google searches, seeing more than a 2,450% increase. The current housing market is showing phenomenal momentum and has been on this forward trajectory since before the outbreak of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in 2020. With over a year of phenomenal and record-breaking housing sales,[...]
On this week’s All About Real Estate segment of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio, co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick are joined by Kelly Allison, southeast divisional vice president of New American Funding. The group discusses why now is a good time to buy a home. New American Funding was built to serve the community by helping individuals achieve homeownership. The[...]
One of the many things we have learned over the past year is that property in Atlanta is almost always a good investment. As long as we’re speaking about organic real estate – rather than the mixture of lack of regulation and opportunism that leads to housing bubbles – property retains its value or will eventually rebound. Even in 2020,[...]
President Joe Biden recently proposed a $15,000 down payment assistance tax credit for first-time buyers, making homeownership a more affordable and achievable option for 9.3 million renters. According to Zillow, this $15,000 tax credit would be enough to cover the minimum down payment in a majority of the metro areas across the country. For almost 30% of renters, this tax[...]
Chief Marketing Officer with Georgia Multiple Listing Service (MLS) John Ryan is in the studio for today’s episode of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Joined by co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick, the group discusses how the 2021 housing market compares to 2020 and how the market will look for the remainder of 2021 on this All About Real Estate[...]
Marketing Manager with New American Funding’s Southeast Division Kell Pastush is in the studio for today’s episode of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Joined by co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick, the group discusses several unique marketing strategies from New American Funding that further enhance communication and customer service efforts from the company. Kell Pastush has been with the New American[...]
Atlanta’s Best New Homes Show recently welcomed Southeast Business Development Manager David White with New American Funding. White joined this segment of Mortgage Minute sponsored by New American Funding to discuss its communication efforts through the use of three easy-to-use mobile applications. At New American Funding, communication is a top priority. The professionals understand that buying a home is one of[...]
Vice President of Multicultural Lending with New American Funding Frank Fuentes is in the studio for today’s episode of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Joined by co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick, the group discusses Fuentes' journey with New American Funding, multicultural efforts within the organization, 2020 successes, plans for the remainder of the year and more on this All[...]