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Downtowns re-imagined
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Follow the data, play the long game and launch ...
Jeff Berger, founder of The National Association...
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Working with first-time buyers is an agent’s ...
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Lending a hand: How Wintrust’s Bill Katsoolia...
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Today’s first-time homebuyers have it tougher than buyers who entered the housing market 10, five or even two years ago. Interest rates are higher, inventory is sparser and misinformation online is more prevalent. It’s enough to persuade many rookie buyers to delay their home search.
Agents, though, can help address these hurdles to homeownership. They must problem-solve their way around challenges and provide buyers the information to make sound financial decisions. In this post-pandemic market, seasoned agents are turning complications into opportunities and helping first-time buyers recalibrate wish-lists and, ultimately, buy that starter home. Read more from the issue here.