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Five Housing Market Predictions For 2020

In 2019 we saw interest rates drop, housing inventory remain low and hot markets continue to heat up. Will those trends persist in 2020? Will home sales remain stagnant in the new year? Will an influx of new housing inventory come onto the market? Will younger consumers stop renting and start owning?

Here are five predictions that are likely to shape the 2020 housing market and help us answer these questions and more.

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The easy way to save $140,000 on a new home purchase

Buying a house is probably the largest single financial decision people ever make – and it’s a decision that’s made with high frequency each year.

Though these figures have somewhat leveled off in recent years, total home sales continue to hover around 6 million, spurred on by historically low lending rates and the longest economic expansion in U.S. history. It would seemingly look like a great time to buy a house, but that all depends on if you have your credit in order.

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What people have all wrong about the “looming recession”

Last year proved to be an unexpectedly good year for housing in general and mortgage companies in particular. Ten years after the end of the financial crisis, low interest rates and strong home-price growth contributed to a banner year, with consumers sitting on record amounts of home equity to tap. But the ten-year mark also spawned a host of predictions for a coming recession, maybe even in 2020. Our economy operates on a cycle, and a full decade of growth seems bound to end with a downturn.

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7 San Francisco neighborhoods everyone should be watching

San Francisco is building more now than it has in generations. More homes, more commercial and office space, more parks, and more public spaces.

Here are seven neighborhoods critical to the future of San Francisco, and the forces aligned for and against changes on the horizon.

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How Much Does A 1% Difference In Your Mortgage Rate Matter? Well, you can afford a lot more!

Mortgage rates may be at an all time low, but there’s still a big difference between a 3 percent and 4 percent rate. We take a look at the factors that determine your mortgage rate and calculate how much you’ll pay. When you start looking to buy a house, you’re going to hear all about

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The Single Best Investment for the Next Decade

“For money you wouldn’t need for more than 10 years, which ONE of the following do you think would be the best way to invest it—stocks, bonds, real estate, cash, gold/metals, or bitcoin/cryptocurrency?” That question was recently asked of more than a thousand investors in a Bankrate survey, and the winner—by a large margin—was real estate.

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Americans have never felt better about buying a house than they do right now

In July, housing confidence increased as more Americans reported now is a good time to buy, according to Fannie Mae’s latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index. According to the GSE’s report, sentiment rose by 2.2 points in July to 93.7. Not only is this a 7.2-point increase from last year’s level, but it also marks a new

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A Recession Is Coming (Eventually). Here’s What You’ll See It First.

Economists don’t know when the decade-long expansion, now the longest in American history, will end. But here are the indicators they will be watching to figure it out. Last week’s report on second-quarter gross domestic productshowed that the economy slowed last spring. It also came exactly 10 years since the Great Recession ended, making this officially the

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I’m excited to debut the partnership I’ve brought to my brokerage: ZeroDown, a Bay Area startup, that helps you buy a home in the Bay Area with NO down payment

A new Bay Area startup is offering prospective homebuyers a path to ownership without having to put any money down. ZeroDown, the rent-to-buy service launched Tuesday wants to give people that can’t save up for a big downpayment a chance to buy, but still, it’s not going to come cheap. “Ask anyone in the Bay Area and

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