[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1se315ufewofb":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":40,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":44,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":48},{"item":4,"previous":30,"next":35},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":12,"bodyImage":13,"isInfographic":14,"categories":15,"isVideo":14,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":28,"updatedAt":29},150,"a-homes-cost-vs-price-explained-2","A Home’s Cost vs. Price Explained","\r\n\r\nIn real estate there is a difference between COST and PRICE. As a seller, you will be most concerned about ‘short term price’ – where home values are headed over the next six months. As either a first time or repeat buyer, you must not be concern...","","blog","https:\u002F\u002F\u002F","\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33821\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F09\u002FHiRes.jpg\" alt=\"A Home’s Cost vs. Price Explained | Keeping Current Matters\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \u002F>\r\n\r\nIn real estate there is a difference between COST and PRICE. As a seller, you will be most concerned about ‘short term price’ – where home values are headed over the next six months. As either a first time or repeat buyer, you must not be concerned about price but instead about the ‘long term cost’ of the home.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Let us explain.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nRecently, we \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2014\u002F08\u002F06\u002Fhome-priceswhere-are-they-headed\u002F\">reported\u003C\u002Fa> that a nationwide panel of over one hundred economists, real estate experts and investment & market strategists projected that home values would appreciate by approximately 4% from now to the end of 2015.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, Freddie Mac’s most recent \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.freddiemac.com\u002Ffinance\u002Fdocs\u002Foutlook.xls\">Economic Commentary & Projections Table\u003C\u002Fa> predicts that the 30 year fixed mortgage rate will be 5.0% by the end of next year.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>What Does This Mean to a Buyer?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nHere is a simple demonstration of what impact these projected changes would have on the mortgage payment of a home selling for approximately $250,000 today:\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F10\u002FSlide12.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-34454\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F10\u002FSlide12.jpg\" alt=\"The Cost of Waiting A Year | Keeping Current Matters\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F09\u002FHiRes.jpg",false,[16,20,24],{"id":17,"name":18,"slug":19},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":21,"name":22,"slug":23},6,"For Sellers","sellers",{"id":25,"name":26,"slug":27},38,"Move-Up","move-up","2014-10-14T10:00:00Z","2014-10-28T17:49:15Z",{"id":31,"slug":32,"title":33,"featuredImage":11,"publishedAt":34,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},149,"dont-wait-move-up-to-the-home-you-always-wanted-2","Don’t Wait! 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