Buying a Grayslake Home in 2015
Buying a Grayslake Home in 2015
Whether you are a first time or a move-up buyer, there are two factors that will impact the amount of house you can afford in your price range: home prices and mortgage rates.
Let’s look at what the experts are predicting over the next twelve months for these two areas:
PRICES
Over 100 economists, real estate experts and investment and market strategists were recently polled as a part of the Home Price Expectation Survey. They were asked to project where home prices are headed. The average value appreciation projected over the next twelve-month period is approximately 4.4%.
MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES
In the latest Economic and Housing Market Outlook from Freddie Mac, they predict that the 30-year fixed mortgage rate will be 4.7% by this time next year. As of last week, the Freddie Mac rate was 3.69%.
If you are a first-time buyer currently looking at a home priced at $250,000, this is what it could cost you on a monthly basis if you wait until next year to buy:
If you are a move-up buyer currently looking at a home priced at $500,000, this is what it could cost you on a monthly basis if you wait a year to buy:
Click here to search Grayslake Homes for Sale.
Jim Starwalt
Thinking of making a move?
Log onto my website at www.StarHomeTeam.com and search Northern Illinois Homes for sale.
Easily search Northern Illinois Homes for Sale with photos, open houses and virtual tours at StarHomeTeam.com
Jim Starwalt, Real Estate Broker
RE/MAX Center
Phone: 847-548-2625
Jim@StarHomeTeam.com
Find Me Online
Buying a Grayslake Home in 2015
Whether you are a first time or a move-up buyer, there are two factors that will impact the amount of house you can afford in your price range: home prices and mortgage rates.
Let’s look at what the experts are predicting over the next twelve months for these two areas:
PRICES
Over 100 economists, real estate experts and investment and market strategists were recently polled as a part of the Home Price Expectation Survey. They were asked to project where home prices are headed. The average value appreciation projected over the next twelve-month period is approximately 4.4%.
MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES
In the latest Economic and Housing Market Outlook from Freddie Mac, they predict that the 30-year fixed mortgage rate will be 4.7% by this time next year. As of last week, the Freddie Mac rate was 3.69%.
If you are a first-time buyer currently looking at a home priced at $250,000, this is what it could cost you on a monthly basis if you wait until next year to buy:
If you are a move-up buyer currently looking at a home priced at $500,000, this is what it could cost you on a monthly basis if you wait a year to buy:
Click here to search Grayslake Homes for Sale.
Jim Starwalt
Thinking of making a move?
Log onto my website at www.StarHomeTeam.com and search Northern Illinois Homes for sale.
Easily search Northern Illinois Homes for Sale with photos, open houses and virtual tours at StarHomeTeam.com
Jim Starwalt, Real Estate Broker
RE/MAX Center
Phone: 847-548-2625
Jim@StarHomeTeam.com
Find Me Online
Buying a Grayslake Home in 2015
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