Oxford MS Real Estate Market Blog
Read news and information for buyers and sellers of Oxford Mississippi residential and commercial real estate. Find reports on local real estate market trends in Oxford, national trends with lending, home staging ideas, and economic reports.
The kitchen has become the most popular room in homes
The kitchen is one of the most popular room in homes with many people focused on functionality, entertaining, and higher end finishes. The kitchen is overwhelming the most popular room in homes A home that includes a [...]
Gaining some perspective of rising mortgage rates
Will investors be swayed by rising mortgage rates? There is a sentiment that rising mortgage rates could stall some home buyers who were already under financial constraints. At the close of November, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged its [...]
Finding a fixer-upper based on neighborhood
The neighborhood market value is the driving factor to determining if a fixer-upper in Oxford, MS is worth it. Everyone wants a deal Many first-time Mississippi property buyers as well as seasoned investors find great benefits to searching [...]
Investment Property: Purchase price and cash flow
Purchasing an investment property to rent is a very lucrative business in Oxford, MS. With the near endless inventory of students attending and graduating the University of Mississippi, there is constant turnover. You may also choose to rent your house [...]
Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act
Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act could create new financing opportunities for Oxford, MS condo buyers. FHA financing option for Oxford, MS condo buyers As of yesterday (August 1, 2016), President Obama signed H.R. 3700 into law to reduce [...]
Tricks to sell your home at high value
Currently, Oxford has a strong buyer's market with all great inventory having a very short turnover time. While missing on a few great properties is a norm for buyers, sellers are left wondering: how high can I sell my house? [...]
Affordability of housing markets
Searching for a property in the Oxford housing market may require some patience these days. Oxford housing market can be pricey for some buyers While mortgage rates are hovering near record lows, the Oxford housing market is in [...]
TBD HWY 30 New Albany, MS
Located in New Albany near the Hwy 30 exit off of I-22, the space is next to the Holiday Inn Express and the Yamato Steak House of Japan. This space has a drive-thru window and 2200 SQ FT of [...]
Dwindling Housing Inventory
Many buyers are running out of options due to the low housing inventory in Oxford, MS. Few options for housing inventory in Oxford, MS market are remaining With today's low mortgage rates, it seems everybody would be looking [...]
Property Value: The Seniors Growing Nest Egg
There has been a tendency in recent decades to view the home equity as yet another financial investment. Waiting out the recession was tough for many, as jobs were scarce and defaults became rampant. However, for seniors that [...]
Remodeling 101: The Cost is in the Kitchen
A killer kitchen will leave the home buyers with a great impression over than anything else you can do. Where to start when you remodel? Remodeling your home can greatly increase its value, as well as make it [...]
Can a pre-approval letter hurt a buyer
Preapproval letter pain? Once a buyer finds a home to make an offer, buyers in need of financing go a lender and receive preapproval for an amount. Most preapproval letters are valid for 60-90 days depending on the bank. Typically, [...]
Low down-payment mortgage programs
Non-traditional forms of credit offer low-down payment terms Low down-payment mortgages are an option to consider when credit scores are low. A new trend in lending is offering its mortgage loans with a near zero low down-payment. Bank [...]
Design resources for your next home build
Have you selected the perfect lot for your new home build plans? As you have likely discovered, Oxford has no shortage of new housing developments that seem to have no end to construction. Among these continual growth neighborhoods are Grand [...]
First time homebuying: Rent or buy
With the recent string of millennials graduating school and entering the workforce many of them must now consider whether or not they should be buying a home or renting. This can be an especially difficult decision if one still has [...]
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