Are you thinking of buying a home? Are you dreading having to walk through strangers’ houses? Are you concerned about getting the paperwork correct? Hiring a professional real estate agent at Dave Jones Realty can take away most of the challenges of buying. A great agent is always worth …

There has been a lot of talk about how, as a generation, CT millennials have ‘failed to launch’ into adulthood and have delayed moving out of their family’s home. Some experts have even questioned whether or not millennials want to move out.

The great news is that not only …

CT Home ownership remains cheaper than renting with a traditional 30-year fixed rate mortgage.

• Interest rates have remained low, and even though CT home prices have appreciated, they haven’t greatly outpaced rental appreciation.
• Rates would have to reach 9.1%, a 145% increase over today’s average of 3.7 …

So you made an offer, it was accepted, and now your next task is to have the home inspected prior to closing. An agent at Dave Jones Realty will have made your offer contingent on a clean home inspection.

This contingency allows you to renegotiate the price paid for the …

Some Highlights:

• 36% of Connecticut residents think they need a 20% down payment to buy a home.
• 44% of CT Millennials who purchased a home this year have put down less than 10%.
• 71.8% of loan applications were approved last month.
• The average credit score of approved loans …

In this day and age of being able to shop for anything anywhere, it is really important to know what you’re looking for when you start your home search.

If you’ve been thinking about buying a CT home of your own for some time now, you’ve probably come up with …

If you are debating purchasing a CT home right now, you are probably getting a lot of advice. Though your friends and family will have your best interest at heart, they may not be fully aware of your needs and what is currently happening in the Connecticut real estate …

There are many potential CT home buyers, and even sellers, who believe that you need at least a 20% down payment in order to buy a home, or move on to their next home. Time after time, we have dispelled this myth by showing that there are many loan …