Lake Holiday Life

01/25/2015

Don't pay too much

HouseLogic has found the 10 most common errors home owners make when filing taxes. Read this article to learn what they are and how to avoid them.

01/19/2015

Now that the housing market has stabilized, more and more homeowners are considering moving up to the home they have always dreamed of. In most areas, prices are still below those of a few years ago. Also, interest rates are still near 4%. However, sellers should realize that waiting to mak

01/13/2015

Keep them accountable

Are you thinking of selling your house? Are you dreading having to deal with strangers walking through the house? Are you concerned about getting the paperwork correct? Hiring a professional real estate agent can take away most of the challenges of selling. A great agent is always worth more tha

01/13/2015

Do you really want to wait any longer?

There are many people out there who debated purchasing a home over the course of the last year, but ultimately did not. Whatever their reasons were for delaying, let’s look at whether the decision to wait to buy made sense. What happened in 2014? The 30 year fixed rate on January 2, 2014 was

01/06/2015

Rates are still great, but they are expected to rise. Even a half-percent can mean a big difference in your monthly payment. Time to get serious before an increase.

We finished 2014 with the 30 year fixed mortgage rate at 3.87% as per Freddie Mac. This is very close to the historic lows in the spring of 2013. However, the Mortgage Bankers Association projects mortgage rates to be about 5% by the end of 2015. The website Investopedia agrees and gives some

12/31/2014

Last week, we reported on the financial reasons that the New York Times felt that homeownership was important. The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University performs a study every year surveying participants for the reasons that American’s feel are most important in regards to hom

02/11/2014

But it won't be long (we hope) before it's all water again and more enjoyable.

02/11/2014

Home, Sweet Home at Lake Holiday. At least some people take advantage of all the ice and snow