In this section we have gathered all of the information you need to make educated decisions during the home buying process. Click on the links to get to the page you need.
Calculators. There is a payment calculator so you can fugure how much your payment could be. There is also a mortgage qualifier to help you know how much house you can afford. These are for informational purposes only. If you want to know for sure, please contact us, so we can fit your individual situation into a mortgage finance program.
On preview Zillow doesn't seem that impressive. In my old neighborhood it lists 0 homes as recently sold - when I know there has been a slew of sales in the past couple of years...Read More
3. Are mortgage rates likely to climb still higher in the immediate future (within 5-10 years)?
Yes. While mortgage rates have edged up a little bit in the past couple of years, they are still near record lows. They are likely to be higher in the future...Read More
The newspaper I grew up with (The Orlando Sentinel-- and most metropolitan papers, for that matter) publishes some details of all real estate transactions, including selling price. They don't publish addresses, so it's hard to get information for a specific house, but it could be useful for tracking general trends...Read More
Real estate sales are public info - however in most locations it takes 90-180 days for that info to make it to the web sites where it is easily accessible...Read More
Your realtor should be able to help you out with answers about general neighborhood trends. If you are looking in South Philadelphia, I recommend Carl DiAntonio at Mercury Real Estate. He's very busy, but has a competent and knowledgeable assistant named Roberta, who put in tireless hours helping me find my house last spring. Good luck!
