Bankur.com - Personal Finance and Investing Advice » mortgage http://bankur.com Educating the Masses on Personal Investments Sun, 14 Nov 2010 05:57:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Good time to invest in Real Estate http://bankur.com/good-time-to-invest-in-real-estate/ http://bankur.com/good-time-to-invest-in-real-estate/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:50:24 +0000 Banker http://bankur.com/?p=191 Yes, real estate has been a very roller coaster-like situation for the past few years. This is due to the fact that real estate prices became so inflated and people took advantage of this through secondary loans and jumbo loans in order to buy houses well above regular market price, or to purchase extracurricular goods, such as cars, RVs, boats, or vacations.

Most of the extra funds taken out on houses were not used to reinvest for a greater gain later, and so when the housing market fell, people started losing their houses.

What does this mean to you? Now is the best time to invest in real estate. Prices are at all-time lows for houses – at levels that haven’t been seen since the 1980s. Bank repos, foreclosures, and regular homes for sale are at the lowest prices most people have seen in a long time!

In addition, interest rates are at an all time low. As of April 2, 2009, interests for a 30 year loan (for loans under $418,000) were at 4.78% – the lowest on record since 1971. Not only are prices lower, but these low interest rates mean that you can get a bigger, better house for much cheaper both in the short run and in the long run!

Don’t let this unprecedented situation pass you by! If you do not already own a house and have the capacity to quality for a loan, do your best to get out there and become a home owner!

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