Veronica Dagher
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3,082 appearances
51 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2017
last heard Jan 2025
Veronica Dagher’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And when you're doing that, you don't want to focus solely on the interest rate.
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You want to compare lenders by the APR or the annual percentage rate.
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And that incorporates the rate and the fees charged for the loan.
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You want to think about if you can get home insurance for the house you're looking for and if you can afford that.
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And you want to do that earlier in the process than you did in the past.
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This is one of those things that people took for granted at the closing table or right before they would say, oh, yeah, let me look into insurance.
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Now, because so many insurers in different parts of the country are no longer writing insurance in certain neighborhoods, people are realizing like, yes, I may have my dream home, but I can't afford the insurance.
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So it's better for you to find out super early in the process if you can, in fact, get the insurance and if it's affordable.
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Inventory is looking better than it was this time last year.
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That's a really good thing for home buyers.
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It's still not a ton.
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It's still below pre-pandemic levels.
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As a result, when you're home shopping, especially in certain areas of the country like Long Island or New Jersey or certain areas of Florida, you're going to see bidding wars still, especially for things like starter homes.
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you're going to have some competition and that the competition against cash buyers is also still a factor and making it tricky for buyers.
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It's still a tight market and it's still a tough market.
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And so that's why it's so important for people who are serious about trying to buy a house this season is to make sure you have things like pre-approval on your mortgage already
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So when you go to that open house or when you go to make an offer, you have a fighting chance against some people who are going to pay cash.
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This is a bright spot for some folks as existing home sales are at a tough point just because there's so many owners holding on to their homes with their 3% mortgages.
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And so new construction is having a bit of a moment.
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More homes for sale.
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