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Private Mortgages in 2026: What Home Buyers Need to Know Before You Borrow

Understanding Private Mortgages in Today's Market Okay, so mortgage rates hung around 6-7% for most of 2024 and into 2025,...

June 9, 2025|15 min read
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Your Complete Guide to Buying a Vacation Home in 2026: 10 Essential Considerations for Smart Second-Homeownership

Having a vacation home isn't just about having your own little piece of heaven to go to when life gets...

June 9, 2025|18 min read
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Your Complete Home Buying Checklist for 2026: 12 Essential Steps From Preapproval to Closing Day

Understanding the 2026 Housing Market Before You Begin When we acquired our current project management systems a few years back,...

June 9, 2025|31 min read
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Making $80,000 a Year in 2026: Your Complete Guide to Home Affordability

Understanding Your $80,000 Income in Today's Market Just this morning, I was reviewing budget projections with our team and we...

June 9, 2025|18 min read
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10 Home Loan Programs for Teachers in 2026: Complete Financing Guide

Think of it like this: saving for a home while teaching feels impossible some days. I get it. Between managing...

June 9, 2025|18 min read
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9 Essential Facts About Mortgage Contingency Clauses in 2026

Most real estate transactions rely on a home buyer's ability to obtain a mortgage. If a buyer signs a purchase...

June 9, 2025|19 min read
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Building vs. Buying a House in 2026: 7 Essential Cost Comparisons

Understanding Your Options: What the Market Looks Like Okay, something happened over the past year that completely changed the building...

June 9, 2025|16 min read
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Proof of Funds Letter: 9 Things Every Home Buyer Needs to Know in 2026

Okay, one of my Master’s of Social Work (MSW) classmates was buying her first house here in Louisville, and she...

June 9, 2025|15 min read
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7 Smart Ways to Buy a Home When Mortgage Rates Are Rising in 2026

Why Mortgage Rates Continue Rising Back in 2020 and 2021, we saw mortgage rates drop to historic lows during the...

June 9, 2025|15 min read