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A recent survey backed by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) found that Americans see beyond the immediate housing market to the enduring value of homeownership which still remains essential to the American dream. The Chairman of NAHB reported that 75 percent of those polled said owning a home is worth the market fluctuations and 95 percent of homeowners say they are happy with their decision to own.
I assist many first-time home buyers with the purchase of their first home and I can say that 100 percent of my clients were happy with their purchase. I contact my clients after they settle in their new homes to see how they are doing and even in this economy all of them were happy with their purchase. No house is perfect and sometimes things happen unexpectedly, but I have not had a client who said “I wish I had not purchased this house.” This tells me that homeownership is a good thing and still the American dream for many people. Buying a home is not as easy as during the real estate boom and can be challenging as the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke reported last week at the international monetary conference in Atlanta, Georgia. He stated that, “despite historically affordable home values, many buyers are unable to access financing due to tightened lending standards.” This is true so you need to prepare for homeownership. If you are thinking about purchasing a home next year you need to get started now. In my next blog post I will show you how to prepare so getting financing from your lender is not so difficult.
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