by Stephanie Crawford | Oct 5, 2015 | Featured
Accuracy Matters I’m a Keller Williams Broker. The study below was commission by the Redfin brokerage from the WAV Group, but the stats hold true for my site as well as theirs. In short the study says: I am a MLS member therefore I have a direct MLS feed and...
by Stephanie Crawford | Jul 20, 2014 | Featured, Nashville Market Stats
I love this infographic from AHS and Realtor.org depicting the age of US housing stock. I can’t say for sure, but this feels pretty representative of Nashville housing stock as well. I actually think we’d have more in the 1940-1959 band (Donelson,...
by Stephanie Crawford | May 31, 2014 | Featured, Mortgage News
If you are considering purchasing a home in Nashville anytime soon, you will need to have a mortgage pre-approval letter in hand at the time an offer is submitted. While it isn’t technically required, sellers and listing agents will not take your offer seriously...
by Stephanie Crawford | May 28, 2014 | Featured, Mortgage News
Buying a home? If you are, one of the very first questions you’ll need to answer is, “how much of a down payment should I make?” The answer: ideally, 20 percent. Granted, it’s not easy to save 20 percent of the home’s sale price for a down payment. In fact, saving for...
by Stephanie Crawford | Mar 19, 2014 | Featured, Home Buyer Info
I’m loving this cool infographic from Zillow. Today interest rates are hovering in the mid-4% range. Last year they were in the mid-3%-ish range. We are expected to crest 5% by the end of 2014 and perhaps even 6% in 2015. The long-term historic average is in the...