[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1ot86e3znoxrp":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":41,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":45},{"item":4,"previous":31,"next":36},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":29,"updatedAt":30},75,"buying-a-home-the-cost-of-waiting","Buying a Home: The Cost of Waiting","\r\n\r\nWhether you are a first time buyer or a move-up buyer, you should look at the projections housing experts are making in two major areas: home prices and mortgage rates.\r\nPRICES \r\nOver 100 economists, real estate experts and investment & marke...","","blog","https:\u002F\u002F\u002F","\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-31043\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F06\u002FHurry-Up.jpg\" alt=\"Buying a Home: The Cost of Waiting | Keeping Current Matters\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \u002F>\r\n\r\nWhether you are a first time buyer or a move-up buyer, you should look at the projections housing experts are making in two major areas: home prices and mortgage rates.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>PRICES \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nOver 100 economists, real estate experts and investment & market strategists were \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2014\u002F05\u002F21\u002Ffuture-house-prices-a-look-into-the-crystal-ball\u002F\">recently surveyed\u003C\u002Fa>. They were asked to project where home prices were headed. The average value appreciation projected over the next twelve month period was approximately 4%.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nIn their last \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.freddiemac.com\u002Ffinance\u002Fpdf\u002FJune_2014_public_outlook.pdf\">Economic & Housing Market Outlook\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Cem>Freddie Mac\u003C\u002Fem> predicted that 30 year fixed mortgage rates would be 4.8% by this time next year. As of last week, the \u003Cem>Freddie Mac\u003C\u002Fem> rate was 4.14%.\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>What does this mean to you?\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nIf you are a \u003Cstrong>first time buyer\u003C\u002Fstrong> currently looking at a home priced at $250,000, this is what it could cost you on a monthly basis if you wait to buy next year:\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F06\u002FFirst-Time-Cost-of-Waiting.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-31044\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F06\u002FFirst-Time-Cost-of-Waiting.jpg\" alt=\"First Time Homebuyer's Cost of Waiting | Keeping Current Matters\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\nIf you are a \u003Cstrong>move-up buyer\u003C\u002Fstrong> currently looking at a home priced at $500,000, this is what it could cost you on a monthly basis if you wait to buy next year:\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F06\u002FMove-Up-Cost-of-Waiting.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-31045\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F06\u002FMove-Up-Cost-of-Waiting.jpg\" alt=\"Move Up Buyer's Cost of Waiting | Keeping Current Matters\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nWith both home prices and interest rates projected to increase, buying now instead of later might make sense.","\r\nWith both home prices and interest rates projected to increase, buying now instead of later might make sense.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F06\u002FHurry-Up.jpg",false,[17,21,25],{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":22,"name":23,"slug":24},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":26,"name":27,"slug":28},38,"Move-Up","move-up","2014-07-01T10:00:32Z","2014-07-01T14:28:56Z",{"id":32,"slug":33,"title":34,"featuredImage":11,"publishedAt":35,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},74,"millennials-and-student-debt-we-knew-they-were-wrong","Millennials and Student Debt: We Knew They Were Wrong!","2014-06-30T10:00:50Z",{"id":37,"slug":38,"title":39,"featuredImage":11,"publishedAt":40,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},76,"buying-a-home-know-all-your-options","Buying a Home? 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