Abby Badach Doyle
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246 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2025
last heard 13 Aug
Abby Badach Doyle’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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In general, when you hear that buzz that the Fed is talking about cutting rates or might cut rates in the future, that's when you tend to see mortgage rates go down, not after the Fed rate cut itself.
So with the cuts that we saw in 2025, mortgage markets tended to price in those cuts before they happened.
And of course, it's not always predictable, but that's the pattern that we see more often than not.
It does.
Yeah.
Average age of our housing inventory is among the oldest in the country.
So maybe the prices are lower, but with an older home, you need to budget for significant repairs or upgrades either now or in the future.
Like that big ticket stuff, like electrical, plumbing, heating, roof, like all that expensive stuff.
We had our roof recently replaced before we bought our home, but I'm looking at some appliances and some plumbing that I know is going to be an expensive project in the next few years.
Yes, yes.
So, you know, by comparison, my best friend, she lives in California in the East Bay, and the median price there is closer to $700,000.
And another difference that you see regionally, too, is the price of homeowners insurance.
So
Out west, my bestie has to deal with like wildfire risk.
And here up north, we have the polar vortex freezing your pipes and all of that.
So it's not just about what markets are doing in terms of prices and inventory, but it's also the ongoing cost of homeownership that makes every market look different.
So my best advice is if you are looking for a house, that's why it's important to team up with a buyer's agent, an experienced buyer's agent who knows the local market in your area.
and can give you advice specific to where you live.
I know it's tough out there, Elizabeth, but I'm still an optimist at heart.
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