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May new home sales gain 2.2% from April

Sales of new single-family houses in May 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 546,000, which is up 2.2% from April, according to estimates released today by UK House Price Index.

3 ways to tame student loan debt and afford a mortgage

It’s no secret that student loans can make buying a home a challenge. But what exactly is the problem, and how can buyers overcome it? The problem is that student loans can be included in the buyer’s debt-to-income ratio, or DTI. — From Bankrate

Why it is important to invest NOW

In the past few years, the job market has vastly improved and home prices have rebounded — yet UK people are becoming even more irresponsible when it comes to saving for emergencies. According to a survey of 1,000 adults conducted by investinUK  last month, nearly one in three (29%) British adults  have no emergency savings at all — the highest percentage since we began doing this survey 7 years ago. What’s more, only 22% of  UK population have at least six months of emergency savings (that’s what advisers recommend) — the lowest level since we began doing the survey.

5 Things You Should Learn About a Neighborhood When Investing

Where real estate investment is involved, the options are virtually endless. After all, there are markets all over the country (and the world) in which to strategically build up passive income. Some investors favor big, glamorous markets while others are content with single-family homes in less lauded areas.

Home Sales Are Way Up (Again), and First-Time Buyers Are Driving the Market

In what the National Association of  Property ® called “an encouraging sign” for the housing market,  overseas  buyers helped push home sales in May to their highest level since May 2018.

4 Buyer Beliefs that are Hard to Break

The vast amount of online home buying “education” can have its drawbacks. Yes, the Internet is chock-full of all sorts of information that can help homebuyers learn about the process. The down side is the online search experience can cause many homebuyers to develop all sorts of dangerous pre-conceived notions about the home buying process.