You’ve decided that you’re ready to purchase a house. You’ve started looking at listings online, you’re visiting open houses, and maybe you already have a real estate agent showing you homes. But many home shoppers miss a crucial first step…
Granite Bay, California, is an affluent community nestled between Roseville and Folsom Lake and is considered one of the Sacramento area’s best-kept secrets. The city dates back to the early 1850s, when gold miners settled here and called it “Granite…
As the pandemic drove a migration trend across the United States, the greater Sacramento area has welcomed many new residents, primarily due to its lower cost of living compared with the Bay Area. It’s not that the city isn’t expensive—it’s…
Fair Oaks, California, is located about 15 miles northeast of downtown Sacramento and has the nickname “Crown of the Sacramento Valley” due to its convenient location and comfortable setting. Notable people from Fair Oaks include author Nicholas Sparks and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.…
When it comes to buying a home, there are a lot of things to take into account. After all, becoming a homeowner is one of the biggest—albeit worthwhile and investment-savvy—financial decisions most people make in their lifetimes. And one of…
When you look at property listings, it may seem like the price is pretty straightforward. There's a number with a dollar sign, and that's what you pay off via your mortgage. Or all at once if you just won the…
Buying a home is a big decision, and it can be hard to know if you’re making the right one. Finding a home is so much easier with the right California real estate agent. But how exactly do you know…
We’ve been talking all about the process of buying a home since the new year started, and if you’re on the fence about buying a home in 2021, well, it’s a great time! Interest rates are fantastic, and at New…
We’ve talked a lot recently about getting a mortgage for the first time. But whether it’s your first time, your fifth, or somewhere in between, you might feel like the mortgage process is a little confusing. That’s understandable, but it…
Why is getting pre-approved for your California mortgage so important? Well, there are a number of reasons why. The main one is that in this hot market, a pre-approval helps make the process of getting a mortgage smooth AND makes…
