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Today, some are afraid the real estate market is starting to look a lot like it did in 2006, just prior to the housing crash. One of the factors they’re pointing to is the availability of mortgage money. Let’s alleviate these concerns. the Mortgage Credit Availability Index stood at about 400 in 2004. Mortgage credit became more available as the housing market heated up, and then the index passed 850 in 2006. When the real estate market crashed, so did the MCAI (to below 100)... as mortgage money became almost impossible to secure. Thankfully, lending standards have eased somewhat since. The index, however, is still below 150, which is about one-sixth of what it was in 2006. Why did the index rage out of control during the housing bubble? The main reason was the availability of loans with extremely weak lending standards. Lenders were approving loans without always going through a verification process to confirm if the borrower would likely be able to...

With so many buyers looking for homes to purchase and so few houses available today, there’s a substantial increase in bidding wars, and homes are selling fast. According to the latest Realtors Confidence Index Survey from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), on average, houses are receiving over four offers from buyers and they’re selling in less than three weeks. If you’re ready to make a move, let’s connect today so you can sell your house while the market is in your favor.

Willard, it's your turn for the NEW LISTING 2 bedroom / 2 FULL bath / 1,300+ sq ft Located across the street from the Gateway Trail.... All luxury vinyl plank flooring throughout (NO carpet) and a NEW back deck this year. Offered for $140,000.00. Call Lisa Tantone to view today (417) 349-0783. Photography and video by Superior Home Photography https://youtu.be/pf6U1yK9J28

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Since the birth of our nation, homeownership has always been considered a major piece of the American Dream. As Frederick Peters reports in Forbes: The idea of a place of one’s own drives the American story. We became a nation out of a desire to slip the bonds of Europe, which was still in many respects a collection of feudal societies. Old rich families, or the church, owned all the land and, with few exceptions, everyone else was a tenant. The magic of America lay not only in its sense of opportunity, but also in the belief that life could in every way be shaped by the individual. People traveled here not just for religious freedom, but because in America...