Posts Tagged Buying A New Home

  • Act now to avoid increased home prices and possibly higher mortgage rates Act now to avoid increased home prices and possibly higher mortgage rates

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes We knew it had to come sooner or later. Well, it’s here. Suppliers have been bombarding me with price increases over the last two weeks. First the roofing systems. An increase of $1,000 per home. Next: Plywood costs. We use a lot of plywood in each home, and the i...

  • 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...

  • “We want smaller, nicer, all on one floor, no stairs...and no monthly mortgage payments.” “We want smaller, nicer, all on one floor, no stairs…and no monthly mortgage payments.”

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Who said Quad-City seniors are behind the housing learning curve? No way. I’m amazed that recent national housing surveys are only now confirming what our local senior home buyers have been telling us all along about the attributes they want in their retirement ho...

  • Davenport Now tax rebates Davenport Now tax rebates

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Seniors can still take advantage of the Davenport Now tax rebates. Could be worth some $5,000, $6,000 or more for buying a new home in Davenport. Even if you missed out on the $6,500. Federal tax rebate, there’s still some help to be had in buying a new home. T...

  • Incentives for Buying New Homes Incentives for Buying New Homes

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Seniors may not be taking full advantage of $11,000-plus incentives for buying their new homes. And the benefits of one-time down-payment reverse mortgages for purchase are still not well known.  The level of activity at my weekend open houses has been picking up...