[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1ot81bpksu7ku":3,"$ffegs2evbp6jw":40,"$fbwk3vtva8yds":44},{"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},75,"buying-a-home-the-cost-of-waiting","(English) Buying a Home: The Cost of Waiting","(English) \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 &...","","blog","https:\u002F\u002F\u002F","(English) \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.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F06\u002FHurry-Up.jpg",false,[16,20,24],{"id":17,"name":18,"slug":19},5,"Para los compradores","buyers",{"id":21,"name":22,"slug":23},11,"Compradores de vivienda por primera vez","first-time-buyers",{"id":25,"name":26,"slug":27},38,"Compradores de casa mas grande","move-up","2014-07-01T10:00:32Z","2014-07-01T14:28:56Z",{"id":31,"slug":32,"title":33,"featuredImage":11,"publishedAt":34,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},74,"millennials-and-student-debt-we-knew-they-were-wrong","(English) Millennials and Student Debt: We Knew They Were Wrong!","2014-06-30T10:00:50Z",{"id":36,"slug":37,"title":38,"featuredImage":11,"publishedAt":39,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},76,"buying-a-home-know-all-your-options","(English) Buying a Home? 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