Residential Real Estate: Interest Rates, Lending, & Buying/Selling a Home

Part 1: Buying and Selling a Home

[00:50] Introducing Joan Stansfield.
[03:26] Is now a good time to buy a home? Are home prices going to keep going up?
[07:32] Tips for buyers on how to compete in a competitive market.
[09:51] Waiving contingencies: Good or bad idea?
[11:56] Why people are panic selling real estate & Is it still a seller’s market?
[14:18] Why is the housing market so expensive?
[16:37] Using real estate as a long-term investment.
[21:02] Home improvements and renovations that increase and decrease the resale value of a property.

Part 2: Interest Rates & Lending

[26:12] Introducing David Turner.
[26:45] The current state of mortgage interest rates & Will interest rates keep going up?
[27:40] How federal interest rates affect mortgage interest rates & Should I wait to buy a home until interest rates to go down?
[29:28] Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARM) vs. Fixed-rate mortgages
[36:45] What you need to know about Jumbo Loans.
[39:39] Rules for VA Loans have changed… Here’s how you might benefit!

Stansfield Signature Real Estate: https://www.stansfieldsignature.com
Prosperity Home Mortgage: https://www.phmloans.com

Joan Stansfield is the President and Owner of Stansfield Signature Real Estate LLC. Her team, licensed in DC, MD & VA, specializes in residential real estate consultative services, serving both sellers & buyers — from first-time home buyers, to luxury listings, relocations, military families, move-up buyers, renters & investors!

Joan is a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist, Global Property Specialist, e-PRO, GREEN, Short Sale & Foreclosures and Relocation Specialist.

Her team promises to “spoil” you in the process of buying, investing or selling!

Visit Joan’s website: https://bit.ly/3caRE7N
Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3TjM4AW
Listen to the Listed4Love® Podcast: https://apple.co/3zXO9cR

David Turner is a Senior Mortgage Consultant at Prosperity Home Mortgage LLC. He started his career in mortgage banking after graduating from Virginia Tech in 1982. David has lived and worked in Alexandria for over 45 years, giving him the ability to build and maintain lifelong relationships with clients and referral partners. David’s vast industry knowledge and years of experience have given him the privilege of assisting many customers on the road to homeownership. He specializes in VA and low down payment conventional conforming and non-conforming loan products. David sees his role as a mortgage advisor with the goal of guiding clients through the mortgage process delivering a solution that meets or exceeds expectations.

Visit Prosperity Home Mortgage’s website: https://bit.ly/3A9Fbcy
Connect with him on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3Kb62cO

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