Your Money It May Be Time to Think
About Buying a House By Ron Lieber, December 6, 2008
Five or 10 years from now, when the financial crisis has ended and housing prices are up smartly once more, we will look in the rearview mirror and realize that we missed a golden age for first-time home buyers. Then, everyone who sat on their down payment savings accounts for a few years too long will kick themselves for not taking advantage of what may turn out to be the buying opportunity of a lifetime for those who can qualify for a mortgage.
Real Estate Where Home Prices
Are Likely To Rise? By Matt Woolsey, 08.25.08, 8:00 PM ET It's not so crazy an idea. Consider Albuquerque, N.M. The mid-sized Southwestern city has experienced housing price declines since a peak in the third quarter of 2007, job growth has been flat, and housing starts are expected to fade by 45% through the end of 2008. Nevertheless, it's a city that home builders and economists are bullish about for 2010 and beyond.
Building with Stahr Homes
For many people, figuring out how to go about building a new home is a pretty scary process. Even for those who have been through the process before, the thought of doing it again becomes daunting. I believe in a process that works for both types of client. I can’t emphasize enough the importance of two way communications. My experience as a home builder has shown me that.
of the same people did not like their home builder.
Finding the Right Builder
A survey was conducted by a research and polling company a few years back about how new home buyers felt about their homes and the builders who built them. Not surprisingly, 95% of all new home buyers were happy in most ways with their newly acquired abodes. However, 85% of the same people did not like their home builder.
Testimonials Ken & Jobi Kocher — Building a home is one of the biggest investments a person ever makes in their life, and choosing the right builder can either make or break the experience. After much ressearch and careful consideration, we chose to build our dream home with Ted Zmroczek of Stahr Homes.