How To Approach Rising Mortgage Rates as a Buyer | MyKCM

In the last few weeks, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac inched up to 5%. While that news may have you questioning the timing of your home search, the truth is, timing has never been more important. Even though you may be tempted to put your plans on hold in hopes that rates will fall, waiting will only cost you more. Mortgage rates are forecast to continue rising in the year ahead.

If you’re thinking of buying a home, here are a few things to keep in mind so you can succeed even as mortgage rates rise.

How Rising Mortgage Rates Impact You

Mortgage rates play a significant role in your home search. As rates go up, they impact how much you’ll pay in your monthly mortgage payment, which directly affects how much…

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Why Pre-Approval Is an Important Step for Today’s Homebuyers | MyKCM

Being intentional and competitive are musts when buying a home this season. That’s why pre-approval is so important today. Pre-approval from a lender is the only way to know your true price range and how much money you can borrow for your loan. Peter Warden, Editor of The Mortgage Reports, explains:

“The lender will check out your personal finances and issue you a letter confirming the amount you’re eligible to borrow. This not only gives you a firm budget for house hunting, but also lets sellers know you’re qualified to make an offer.”

Why does that matter so much today? There are many more buyers looking for homes today than there are homes available for sale, and that’s creating some serious competition. According to…

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On the Fence of Whether or Not To Move This Spring? Consider This. | MyKCM

 

If you’re thinking of selling your house, it may be because you’ve heard prices are rising, listings are going fast, and sellers are getting multiple offers on their homes. But why are conditions so good for sellers today? And what can you expect when you move? To help answer both of those questions, let’s turn to the data.

Today, there are far more buyers looking for homes than sellers listing their houses. Here are the maps of the latest buyer and seller traffic from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to help paint the picture of what this looks like:

Notice how much darker the blues are on the left. This shows buyer traffic is strong today. In contrast, the much lighter blues on the right indicate weak or very weak seller…

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The share of Americans planning to purchase a home in the next year is falling, according to NAHB’s Housing Trends Report, with only 13% of adults intending to purchase a home in the next 12 months, the lowest level since mid-2020. Declining affordability and low inventory have made it difficult for many buyers to compete in the current market, as rising inflation, surging interest rates, and record-high sales prices have priced an increasing number of prospective buyers out of the market. 

Hilton Head & Mainland Real Estate Market Update - April 2022

For the 12-month period spanning May 2021 through April 2022, pending sales in the Hilton Head region were down -23.7 percent overall. Market-wide, inventory levels were down -8.4 percent, amounting to…

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Charter One Realty's consistent investments on behalf of Buyers, Sellers, and Communities for over three decades pay dividends for our clients. Like the international luxury brands, Charter One Realty employs world-class marketing with a global reach.

But one need only look at actual sales in the area’s luxury communities, and at the area’s $1,000,000+ transactions to understand that Charter One Realty is the Lowcountry’s Leading Luxury Brand.

Announcing our April 2022 Charter One Realty Signature Sales. Like the international luxury brands, Charter One Realty employs world-class marketing with a global reach. And when it comes to Luxury Properties, we dominate the market.

We successfully listed, marketed, and negotiated the sale of 24 $1M+…

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Irving, Texas — May 2, 2022 — On April 1, 2022, RealTrends released its 2022 RealTrends Nations Best brokerage rankings, an independently verified compilation of the nation’s leading residential real estate companies. RealTrends, the trusted source for news and research about the real estate brokerage industry has been ranking brokerages for more than 34 years and is the most-trusted brokerage ranking report in the industry.

RealTrends recognizes the Nation’s Best residential real estate firms that have closed a minimum of 500 sides which still puts them among the industry’s elite.

Included in the Nation’s Best is Charter One Realty headquartered in Hilton Head, SC. Charter One Realty closed 2,780 transactions with a sales volume of almost $2…

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