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Things to Consider when Buying a Home (Martini Buyer Guide | Fall 2022)

September 5, 2022 by Kevin Martini

If you are a first-time homebuyer or a repeat homebuyer, there are many things to consider when buying a home. Certified Mortgage Advisor Kevin Martini and Senior Mortgage Strategist Logan Martini curated the Fall 2022 Martini Buyer Guide to simply explain the current real estate and mortgage markets plus vital information about buying a home and the process of getting a mortgage. The Fall 2022 edition of the Martini Buyer Guide has a dozen of informative articles that talk about things one needs to know about the current real estate and mortgage markets.

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If you are buying real estate, if you are selling real estate, if you are refinancing a mortgage or if you work in the real estate arena then the Fall 2022 Martini Buyer Guide would be very helpful since it simply explains the current real estate and mortgage opportunity.

The Fall 2022 Martini Buyer Guide was curated to simply explain what is going on in the real estate and mortgage markets.
Logan Martini, Senior Mortgage Strategist & Raleigh Mortgage Broker

Contents of Martini Buyer Guide (Things to Consider when Buying a Home)

Martini Buyer Guide

Should I Buy a Home This Fall?

If you’re wondering if it’s the right time to buy a home, you should know you have an opportunity to grow your wealth, stabilize your expenses, and benefit from more options for your home search this fall.

Expert Insights for Today’s Homebuyers

If you want to buy a home today, here are a few things experts say you should know about what to expect and why homeownership is so important.

More Options for Your Home Search

There’s no denying the housing market has delivered a fair share of challenges to homebuyers over the past two years. Two of the biggest hurdles were the limited number of homes for sale and the intensity and frequency of bidding wars. But those two things have reached a turning point.

Housing Market Forecast

The housing market is at a turning point, and if you’re thinking of buying a home, that may leave you wondering: is it the right time to make a move? Let’s turn to the experts for what the future is projected to hold.

Americans Choose Real Estate as the Best Investment

You’re not just buying a place to call home, you’re investing in your future.

The Benefit of Buying a Home Now

You may be asking yourself: should I buy right now, or should I wait? While no one can answer that question for you, here’s some information that could help you make your decision.

The One Thing You Need To Know About a Recession

The one thing you need to know as you watch the news and read the headlines today is that a recession does not mean falling home prices.

Why the Housing Market Won’t Crash

With all the buzz in the media, you may start to worry the housing market is in a bubble. While it’s only natural for concerns to creep in that there could be a repeat of what took place in 2008, the good news is there’s concrete data to show why this is nothing like the last time.

What You Need To Know About Down Payment Assistance Programs

When it comes to buying a home, it can feel a bit intimidating to know how much you need to save. Here’s some information you’ll want to know about programs that could help you reach your down payment goals.

Things To Avoid After Applying for a Mortgage

Consistency is the name of the game after applying for a mortgage.

Tips for Making Your Best Offer

While the housing market is going through a shift, it’s still competitive for buyers because the overall inventory of homes for sale is low. Enjoy having more options as supply continues to grow this year, but keep these tips in mind to help you put in a strong offer once you find the one.

Top Reasons To Own Your Home

Homeownership has tangible and non-tangible benefits.

Getting a home loan and buying a home is a process…NOT an event.

There is no question that getting a mortgage and buying a home in Raleigh, anywhere in North Carolina or in the U.S. for that matter, is a process…it is not an event. Since there is never a substitute for education, the home buying process needs to start with education of options available for your home loan regardless of the experience level of the homebuyer. The Martini Buyer Guide was created to provided factual information based on reliable sources and provides relevant information that go beyond the headlines. Kevin Martini and Logan Martini understand that purchasing a home is more than just one single event. It is a process. They want to work with you during the process, to help you understand the process and help it go as smoothly as possible. Let them help you develop a plan that leads directly to homeownership and financial success, beginning with getting Approved for your Raleigh or Triangle Area or North Carolina mortgage today!

Certainty with a Frictionless Process

It has always mattered who does your mortgage however this sentiment is most important now as we live in a post-Covid world. Communicating to a seller that you are just ready and willing to buy is not enough! You need to communicate that you are able and this means you are able to make a ‘Same-As-Cash’ offer from a local lender that constantly provides on-time real estate closing that are frictionless. and provide certainty to all involved. An approval letter from a Mortgage Strategist with the Martini Mortgage Group at Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation provides certainty that the transaction will happen and it will happen on-time without stress.

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3 Kevin Martini Things That Could Impact Raleigh Real Estate

August 12, 2022 by Kevin Martini

The question that is top of mind for many, that either one whom owns real estate in the Raleigh area or one whom want own real estate in Raleigh, North Carolina area, is if the perceived real estate pivot is an opportunity or a challenge. According to Raleigh mortgage broker and Certified Mortgage Advisor Kevin Martini; “Right now there are 3 pivots in today’s housing market that could impact current homeowners and homebuyers. They are inventory, price growth and interest rates”.

INCREASE IN HOUSING INVENTORY

The number of houses available for sale in most markets across the U.S. and in Raleigh area has increased from the ultra-low levels of the past few years however there is still an undersupply of home for sale on the aggregate. The perception that we have shifted to a full blown buyer’s market is not correct. The slight increase in inventory and days-on-market has provided some homebuyers with negotiating power.

MORE TRADITIONAL HOUSE PRICE GROWTH

House values have risen by 20%+ per year in many markets throughout the pandemic. It is unrealistic to expect that this hose price growth will continue moving forward. The growth of house prices is slowing to more of a traditional pace versus the pandemic pace, house price growth is forecasted to normalize. Sure normalization means a deceleration form pandemic levels but declaration does not means depreciation.

FLUCTUATING HOME LOAN INTEREST RATES

Raleigh mortgage rates have risen by over 2% this year in response to high inflation and the removal of the Federal Reserve’s pandemic-era stimulus programs. This means that mortgage payments have increased for potential buyers however since there are higher weekly wages, the playing flied has remained level for keeping home affordable.

On the topic of affordability, check out episode 153 of the Martini Mortgage Podcast which highlights how higher home prices and fluctuating mortgage rates are not really impacting home affordability.

RALEIGH MORTGAGE BROKER AND CERTIFIED MORTGAGE ADVISOR KEVIN MARTINI

Even with the recent perceived pivot in the real estate arena, if you are still considering to make a move, it may be time to pick up your home search back up today. Rember, it should always be home loan first and then go find your home. If you have questions about the increase in housing inventory, traditional house price growth or about the fluctuating home loan interest rates contact Kevin Martini by dialing (919) 238-4934.

Now is the real estate opportunity!

June 28, 2022 by Kevin Martini

Right now, there is noise about real estate and mortgage rates and sadly the real truth and the real opportunity is being missed. Fluctuating mortgage rates, home price deceleration and looming recession are facts but, is a recession bad for real estate values? Is there a pure need for real estate? Are home loan rates just going to get more expensive or are they going to retreat?

In this special episode of the Martini Mortgage Podcast, Certified Mortgage Advisor and Raleigh mortgage broker Kevin Martini takes a glimpse of the headlines and goes deep into the data about where home values are headed and where mortgager rates are headed.

Audio Edition of the Martini Mortgage Podcast with Kevin Martini

Video Edition of the Martini Mortgage Podcast with Kevin Martini

Consumer Price Index (a.k.a. CPI)

raleigh mortgage broker kevin martini cpi — It is critical one understands the CPI is a measurement from the same month last year. As shared in the Martini Mortgage Podcast, July, August and September 2021 CPI reading was low as compared to where it was in May of 2022 reading was, this signal that higher mortgage rates are coming since inflation drive mortgage rates higher.

Recession and Home Values

raleigh home values in past recessions by kevin martini — The housing market caused the great recession, the recession did not cause the housing crisis. Again, recession doe into mean housing crisis.

Housing Formations

New Home Supply

new housing supply by raleigh mortgage lender kevin martini — Today there are about 1.7 housing starts but a housing start is not a new homes built they are new home started. So that is not a metric to look at, completed homes and that is at 1.3 million but remember annually there are 100,000 homes that are destroyed. So now there are 1.2 million homes and there is a need for 1.4 million homes so there is a deficit of 200,000 homes.

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It kinda feels like we are walking the tracks in a very dark tunnel right now however, there is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. What is that light coming from? Is that light from a train that is coming straight towards us or is that light a from the sunlight where we can be sitting siping a drink with an umbrella? I know that light is not coming from the bow of the train and I know that light is paradise.

To me, it appears that every news segment leads with the death of real estate or every headline online is talking how high mortgage rates are. Everyone sees these headlines but only 30% actually read the article. Crazy stat isn’t it? 70% of people make a decision on what to do based on a headline only. In this special episode of the Martini Mortgage Podcast let me take you beyond the headlines and deep into the story that now one is talking about.

Welcome to special episode 147 of the Martini Mortgage Podcast, my name is Kevin Martini and I am a Certified Mortgage Advisor with the Martini Mortgage Group which is located in Raleigh, North Carolina however myself along with my very talented crew of mortgage professionals help families in all 100 counties of North Carolina and pretty much in ever state in the U.S. too! I am calling this special episode of the Martini Mortgage Podcast; Now is the real estate opportunity!

Deceleration of home values, inventory increasing, inflation at a four decade high, six-dollar gasoline, mortgage rates fluctuating upwards, the Fed and the evil ‘r’ word, recession! So much to unpack where do I start.

As a primer, one needs to know that mortgage rates live in the Bond market. The nemesis to a Bond is inflation because inflation erodes the return of a Bond. When Bond prices fall, to attract more buyers, a higher yield is offered. When a higher yield is offered it means there are higher home loan rates available in the market.

Higher mortgage rates did not cause inflation, inflation caused higher mortgage rates. For the people in the back, let me say it another way…inflation drives mortgage rates so when inflation rises you will see that mortgage rates rise. This is very important to understand because a driving force to Bond prices is inflation.

It is my opinion, inflation is going to get worse before it will get better so that means mortgage rates are going to get more expensive and you know what else is going to get more expensive, homes…yes, granted homes will not appreciate at the levels they have over that last several years but they are still going to appreciate. With that said, I am reminded of what my real estate partner always shares with her clients — she says: “marry the house but date the rate”. What an amazing analogy and one that is not just timeless but very timely.

Let me talk about the Consumer Price Index, which is also referred to as the CPI for a moment. At the time of this recording, which is at the last days of June 2022, the CPI had a reading of 8.6%. It is critical one understands the CPI is a measurement from the same month last year. This is very important to understand, CPI is a measurement from the same month a year ago.

Here is the the Kevin Martini forecast on inflation and mortgage rates.

First, mortgage rates will be basically at the current level until mid July 2022 and many news outlets will be claiming that inflation has peaked in mid July. When I say mid July, the pivot to even higher mortgage rates will start on July 13th.

Why do they believe people say inflation has peaked in July? Well, simply put, we know that in June 2021, the inflation reading was 0.9% and the June 2022 number will be compared to June 2021.

Here is the thing that one needs to keep top of mind. In July 2021 the CPI was at 0.5, in August 2021 the CPI was at 0.3% and in September 2021 the CPI was at 0.4%. Punchline, the CPI was low as compared to today. It is my opinion, with six dollar gasoline and with all the containers just waiting to ship from Shanghai, there will not be a rise and repeat of those percentages and… inflation will rise significantly and so will mortgage rates. Then let us pepper in the the July 27th and September 21st Fed meeting.

It would be nice if we heard the word ‘pause’ from the Fed at their September 21st meeting however I have found the Fed is always late to the party and they stay too long at the party. With that said, I see the calgary coming to help mortgage rates towards the end of 2022 but more likely in the beginning of 2023.

The rate one has today will not likely be the rate they will have in 2023 or 2024 because, based on the data, there will be rate relief and an opportunity to marry a lower rate than one has secured in 2022.

So why not just wait? Why should one marry the house and date the rate today, why not just date the house, in other words, why doesn’t one just rent and wait. I can understand why one would ask this question. The answer to the question is simple, because home values will continue to keep growing and growing and growing.

With an open heart, right now we are living in what people will call in the future the good old days of real estate. Yes, right now is still an epic time to buy a house to call home and right now is an epic time to buy a house to rent even with the fact that I believe a recession is eminent.

Yes, a recession is ahead and recessions have proven to be positive for home values. In the U.S. there have been 6 recession since 1980. 1 of the 6 was the great recession where home values went down 19.7 percent. One need to know this…the demand that was before the great recession was based on speculation and speculation made price skyrocket. The housing market caused the great recession, the recession did not cause the housing crisis. Again, recession doe into mean housing crisis.

If you take the great recession out of the equation 4 out of 5 times there was a recession in the U.S., home values went up an average of 5.5%. The one out of five time it went down, values only went down 1.9%.

There was a real estate bubble that created the great recession. The real estate bubble was created in part by speculation. Today, real estate is needed and there is an under supply.

Let me go into a little more detail on the need for housing or housing demand. Let me start with household formations. First, what is a household formation. Simple put, someone leaves mom and dad and occupies a new place. So, when one occupies a new residence without vacating your residence is a household formation. Here is another example. A couple is living together but they break up and one moves out, you now need to 2 place not one, this is another example of a household formation. In the U.S. there are 1.4 million new household formations. Oh by the way, household formations are about 20% above the average right now so simply put, this is your real demand based on need. 1.4 million people need a roof.

Today there are about 1.7 housing starts but a housing start is not a new homes built they are new home started. So that is not a metric to look at, completed homes and that is at 1.3 million but remember annually there are 100,000 homes that are destroyed. So now there are 1.2 million homes and there is a need for 1.4 million homes so there is a deficit of 200,000 homes.

Is home ownership right for you and your family, I do not know but what I do know is that you owe it to explore your options that are available. I truly believe to create generational wealth one needs to own real estate. I also know that the process of homeownership always starts with the home loan first and then go find your home. It is never find your home first and then find the right loan.

My name is Kevin Martini and I am a Certified Mortgage Advisor and I am here to help. I know in this special episode of the Martini Mortgage Podcast there was a lot of data shared, I am here to answer your questions about it. If homeownership is right for you, right now is an unprecedented opportunity.

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