Jennifer Louden's Blog
To purchase is to lock your “rent” payment, until you decide to change it. To purchase is to build equity for yourself, not another!
Renting vs. Buying: The Numbers Might Surprise You Renting can feel like the easier choice right now. There’s no big down payment. No dealing with surprise repairs. And no long-term…
Help from Loved Ones Is Making a Move Possible for Many First-Time Buyers
How Your Equity Could Help Younger Generations Buy a Home For a lot of parents or grandparents, watching a family member struggle to buy their first home right now is…
Online tools often lag behind the market.
The Price You Set Can Make (or Break) Your Sale There’s one decision you’re going to make when you sell that determines whether your house sells quickly, or it sits.…
What’s Really Behind the Decline?
The Real Reason Home Sales Slowed in January. And It’s Not What You Think. If you saw headlines that talked about how “home sales fell sharply in January,” it probably…
Here’s how it works. As you pay down your loan and home prices rise through the years, the share of your home that you own free and clear grows. That’s your equity.
Four Ways Your Home Equity Can Work for You You may have heard homeowners today have a lot of equity built up. But what does that really mean? Let’s break…
Homes available for sale in January was the highest it’s been since 2020.
Inventory Is Making a Comeback in 2026 After a long stretch where buyers were competing for too few homes, inventory has made a comeback over the past year. And depending…
Improvement isn’t happening everywhere at the same speed, understanding what’s changing locally is what really makes a difference.
It’s Getting More Affordable To Buy a Home There’s finally a little good news for anyone who’s been priced out or sitting on the sidelines. Buying a home is getting…
If you’re thinking about buying a home, don’t forget to plan ahead for your homeowner’s insurance.
Home Insurance Costs Are Rising: What Buyers Should Plan For Buying a home is one of the biggest purchases you’ll ever make. And homeowner’s insurance is what protects that investment.…
For a growing number of homeowners, retirement isn’t some distant idea anymore. Where do YOU want to be?
Why So Many Homeowners Are Downsizing Right Now For a growing number of homeowners, retirement isn’t some distant idea anymore. It’s starting to feel very real. According to Realtor.com and…
Inventory has grown. Buyers have more choices. And homes are taking longer to sell across the board
You May Not Want To Skip Over That House That’s Been Sitting on the Market When you see a house that’s been sitting on the market for a while, the…