Posts Tagged Dolan

  • How a one-time down payment lets you live “payment free” for as long as you remain in your home. What’s not to like? How a one-time down payment lets you live “payment free” for as long as you remain in your home. What’s not to like?

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Many of you who read my commentaries in this publication know we have supported the mortgage program approved by Congress a couple years ago. The Reverse Mortgage for Purchase lets seniors age 62 and over purchase a new Dan Dolan home with a moderate one-time down pa...

  • Is this a good time to sell my current home and look for new senior housing? Is this a good time to sell my current home and look for new senior housing?

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes In my weekend open house visits with seniors who are thinking about moving into new housing, the issue of “when is it a good time to sell my existing home,” is of paramount interest. With good reason. Most of us look to the equity in our existing home to provi...

  • “Is December a good month to select my new senior housing?” “Is December a good month to select my new senior housing?”

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes At a recent open house at Glengevlin, our latest housing development in Bettendorf, a sweet senior lady asked me the question above. She wants to sell her current home and build her senior “dream home” in Glengevlin so she can move in next spring. “I’m a Bet...

  • What to do? What to do?

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes With the apparent change in momentum forward, there are implications for builders and buyers. For builders, the need is to dig more holes and build! Faster. For instance, if you drive by our Stone Gate East location off Eastern Avenue in Davenport, you will see six ...

  • We knew it would happen in senior housing, but we didn’t know exactly when. Now it happened. We knew it would happen in senior housing, but we didn’t know exactly when. Now it happened.

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Sometimes when I say something repeatedly to my children, I get the feeling they either turn me off or they seem to adopt a “who cares” attitude and seem to disregard what I’m saying. In recent months, in this column, I have found myself repeating a future sce...

  • 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...

  • What a home buyer taught me about a Reverse Mortgage for Purchase What a home buyer taught me about a Reverse Mortgage for Purchase

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes What a home buyer taught me about a Reverse Mortgage for Purchase and saving $70,000 a year in assisted living costs Once again, I learned a lot from a home buyer. Those of you, who read my column in this publication, may recall that my weekend open houses are a ...

  • 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...

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