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Buying a home for the first time requires shifting your expectations, especially in a competitive real estate climate. In North Carolina’s High Country, roughly 40% of property purchases are all-cash transactions. For buyers under 30, competing with buyers who can put down $300,00- to $500,000…

Before I dive into some of the less obvious hacks that can lower interest rates, there are the obvious ones. Like: Make a larger down payment. Choose a shorter loan term. Pay CASH for the home or property you want. Simple enough, right? Because every…

Mortgage rates have been one of the biggest conversations in real estate for the last several years, and honestly, buyers are tired of hearing about them. First rates were historically low. Then they climbed fast. Then everyone started trying to predict when they would come…

Millennials and other first-time buyers might need to adjust their thinking to some degree when considering buying that first home. While 40% of home purchased in the High Country are done so with cash, most people under 30 years old are not walking around with…

Homebuyers hoping for a better climate in 2023 have longer to wait, as they now face the highest mortgage rates to start a new year since 2002. However, analysts remain hopeful that today’s volatile rates will stabilize in the coming months. Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s…