Steve Freeman, CIPS

What's New?
USDA mortgages now have loan limits.
For a long time, the USDA loan program was unique in that it didn’t enforce loan limits. That meant home buyers could theoretically borrow any amount — so long as they met other USDA mortgage requirements.

But that changed this year.

Builders to Add Escalation Clauses Due to Rising Lumber Prices. To help protect themselves from ongoing price increases in the lumber market, more builders are adding escalation clauses to their sales or construction contracts. #cbar #cbardiversity #cbarsteve

The pandemic may be shifting consumer preferences about what makes the best investment. A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York asked respondents to rate which is a better investment: a home or a financial asset such as stocks?

Foreign investment firms are reportedly making a big play for single-family homes in American suburbs.

These overseas investment firms traditionally have targeted office buildings, hotels, and shopping centers internationally. But they are seeing promise in buying or building rental homes—by the...

The median existing-home sales price surged to a record high in March, climbing 17.2% annually, the National Association of REALTORS® reported Thursday.
“Consumers are facing much higher home prices, rising mortgage rates, and falling affordability,” says Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. “Ho...

+/- 5.2 Acres. This Tchoutacabouffa River front property is located approximately one mile North of the best shopping in Diberville. Build your home, develop a new subdivision, or build an apartment complex (currently not zoned for multifamily).

Rent vs Buy: Buying a Home is Cheaper in Growing Number of Cities.
Steve Freeman Realtor Coldwell Banker Alfonso Realty

Renters looking to change their living situation–especially those thinking about becoming first time homebuyers–may be happy to see that the number of cities that favor buyin...

Decision Making Process Tips For Commercial Real Estate.One of the biggest challenges that businesses face is making good commercial real estate decisions.Working with a professional commercial real estate agent helps to level the playing field with landlords, owners, and sellers, letting you mak...

Steve Freeman Realtor Coldwell Banker Alfonso Realty
Mortgage Rates Move Up.
Reaching its highest point since mid-November, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.81 percent this week. Read More