Energy-efficient homes are a good idea for a lot of reasons. As the Atlantic Cities’ Emily Badger tells us, one of them is that owners are “less likely to get in trouble making their monthly mortgage payments.” It’s an interesting read and you’ll find it here.

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Better to own, or better to rent? It’s a classic conundrum with many variables. For this recent study, real estate website Trulia assumed that a buyer will get a 3.5% mortgage rate, reside in the 25% tax bracket and will stay in their home for 7 years. However you can adjust that equation by clicking here and playing with the map (above) interactively.

In the majority of cases, the better decision — in purely financial terms — is to buy your residence.  And a great way to make that happen is by connecting with Tracy Do Real Estate.  Tracy’s top-shelf services come without any cost to homebuyers. So why wait? Click here to send Tracy your personal message, and get started in the search for a home that you’ll love and can improve your financial outlook too.

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People are talking about Alejandro Lazo’s article on bulk housing purchases that ran this weekend in the LA Times. Passions can get ignited over this subject. But regardless of how one feels about institutional investors buying up large swaths of homes, usually in “distressed” areas, the piece serves as valuable insight into one of the key market forces that are directly driving a widespread lack of inventory and upward pressure on prices.

And to anyone who feels that it’s a good time be a seller (true) and bad time to be a buyer (false), we invite you to contact Tracy Do Real Estate. There are always options out there, so call, text or email. Let’s talk about a housing solution that works for you.

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