Posts Tagged Mortgage Rates

  • Is this a good time to put my home on the market, or should I wait for a better time? Is this a good time to put my home on the market, or should I wait for a better time?

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes The questions that I get from potential home buyers at my weekend open houses are an outstanding barometer of what’s on the mind of consumers relative to their home buying outlook and intentions. Sometimes the questions relate to financing. Or to construction tren...

  • New homes are making “good financial sense” New homes are making “good financial sense”

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Seniors could be the beneficiaries of this trend As I read the economic news related to the outlook for our country in the months and years ahead, I see a lot to worry about. Likely inflation, the rising national debt, potential tax increases, the decline of the ...

  • Ideal Home - Act NOW Ideal Home – Act NOW

    Why seniors giving thought to their “ideal home” should give serious thought to acting now—and I’m emphasizing NOW By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes As some readers may be aware, Dan Dolan Homes has recently started the development of Stone Gate East in East Davenport. You may know th...

  • The Best Buying Opportunity For Senior Housing The Best Buying Opportunity For Senior Housing

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Some thoughts on why this may be the best buying opportunity for senior housing to be available for a long time‚ – and what to do about it. My building materials supplier recently told me prices are NOT dropping any further and there’s evidence of increase...

  • New Senior Housing New Senior Housing

    It’s time to lace on the track shoes and run towards that new senior housing you’ve been thinking about. Here’s why. ....we encourage seniors who hope to acquire new housing this year to act sooner, rather than later, in order to take advantage of the $6,500 federal and $5,000-plus Davenpor...

  • $6,000+/- and another $6,500 $6,000+/- and another $6,500

    $6,000+/- and another $6,500. Now that can make a new Davenport home a really good deal for seniors. And there’s more! By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes The $8,000 federal tax incentive for first time home buyers had many seniors wishing that they were first-time home buyers again. And combined...

  • Senior Housing Senior Housing

    If you are a senior thinking about looking into housing “in a year or two” I’d like to give you several reasons to consider “doing it now.” By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes There’s no doubt the recent major decline in investment portfolios has sensitized more seniors to the need for ...

  • 10 Reasons Why I think Using a Reverse Mortgage to Purchase a Dan Dolan Town Home is a Good Idea. 10 Reasons Why I think Using a Reverse Mortgage to Purchase a Dan Dolan Town Home is a Good Idea.

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes What is a reverse mortgage? This form of mortgage has been available since the late 1960s. But until January of 2009 it could only be used to access the equity in your existing home. Now it can be used to buy a new home. How it works. All the participants s...