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Source: BankRate.com
Home values have been soaring. Bidding wars are common. For novice home shoppers, it all can feel a bit intimidating.
“There are so many savvy buyers out there that you’re competing against,” says Katie Severance, an agent at Brown Harris Stevens in New Jersey and author of The Brilliant Home Buyer’s Guide. If you’re a first-time buyer, here are six questions to ask yourself.
Source: Forbes Advisor
The Biden administration has created a new eviction ban that will run through October 3 for renters in communities with surging Covid-19 rates, which is more than 80% of counties across the U.S.
Today’s announcement comes on the heels of the emerging Delta variant, which has caused a major uptick in Covid-19 cases. As of July 28, the current seven-day moving average of new Covid-19 cases per day (66,606) jumped 64.1% compared with the previous seven-day moving average (40,597).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement that the areas covered under the new eviction ban are most susceptible to a spike in Covid-19 cases if mass evictions were to occur.
Source: GreenPath Financial Wellness
Forbearance programs as part of COVID provided relief to millions of households – giving breathing room to help manage through a challenging time.
Many people had the chance to work with creditors to temporarily pause payments toward credit cards, mortgages, auto loans, federal and private student loans and other monthly payments.
The pandemic-related relief helped some people achieve milestones like paying off credit card and medical debt, saving for a down payment on a home, or starting a family.
