Should You Wait for Lower Mortgage Rates Before Buying in the Inland Empire?

Should You Wait for Lower Mortgage Rates Before Buying in the Inland Empire? Quick Answer: Nobody can tell you where mortgage rates will be on the day you close, but 26 years of data shows how far they usually move. Plan for a swing of up to 1 percentage point in either direction if you are buying i

Should You Wait to Buy a Home? Here's What 23 Years of Data Say

Should You Wait to Buy a Home? Here's What 23 Years of Data Say Quick Answer: A 23-year study by AD Mortgage found that buying a home now beat waiting two years in 61% of cases nationally, and in California specifically, buying now won 74% of the time, tied for the highest win rate in the entire stu

Worried Your Home Is Losing Value? Here's What the Inland Empire Data Actually Shows

Worried Your Home Is Losing Value? Here's What the Inland Empire Data Actually Shows by Trena Harris Quick Answer: National home prices are up 2.1% year over year, and headlines calling for a crash don't match the data. Locally, Riverside County's single-family median price is essentially flat over

Why Hasn't That House Sold Yet? 5 Things Serious Buyers Should Investigate

Why Hasn't That House Sold Yet? 5 Things Serious Buyers Should Investigate Quick Answer: A home that's been on the market for months isn't automatically a red flag, and it isn't automatically a deal either. It usually comes down to one of five things: the price was too high, the listing made a weak