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2017 Share Your Moving Story

Scholarship Opportunity

Whether it’s around the world, across the country or just down the street, the process of moving to a 

new neighborhood impacts the entire family, particularly adolescents. To support high school students and their families who have experienced a move, I am pleased to announce the “Share Your Moving Story” Scholarship Program, through which a total of $20,000 in college scholarships will be issued to 10 worthy applicants across the country! This program is being offered by NRT, and Coldwell Banker is an NRT Company.

The Share Your Moving Story Scholarship Program gives high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to explain how their personal moving experience or that of a loved one has affected them. The applicants who visit ShareYourMovingStory.com and submit the top-10 stories will each earn a $2,000 scholarship to the college of their choice!

If you or someone you know has children who are high school juniors or seniors and who have been impacted by the experience of moving, invite them to share their moving story! The deadline to submit an essay is June 15, 2017, so now is the time to start writing!

This scholarship is our way of recognizing the vital role family plays in making relocations successful. For more information, including complete rules and eligibility, visit ShareYourMovingStory.com. If you have any questions about the program, you can contact me any time.

Somebody to Love (:60) - 2017 Coldwell Banker TV Commercial

At Coldwell Banker, our calling is to help people find a place to call home, and if love is what makes a house a home, this campaign highlights how even the smallest of things can fill it with love. 

Stop Wasting Hours Making Photo Books. This One Takes 1 Minute. #Chatbooks

Click Here to Install Chatbooks: http://bit.ly/2e0F0rz Chatbooks Website: https://chatbooks.com

Calculator for Buyers: Purchase Now or Save More?

Use our calculator to see how you could buy a home today with as little as 3% down – and actually save money over time Buy Now vs. Wait calculator that can show them whether they're better off waiting and continuing to save for a bigger down payment or buying now with less money upfront. The calculator factors in information such as the current rent your clients are paying, amount of their monthly savings, and creditworthiness. Users can submit other information such as desired home price, current amount of savings for a down payment, and an estimated interest rate. MGIC Connects offers the following example of how its calculator work
No one knows for sure what will happen to interest rates or the housing market. But if you have been thinking about buying or selling your home, now may be a good time to make your move before rates go higher and while demand for housing remains strong. If you have any questions about the local housing market, please give me a call or send me an e-mail. I’m happy to help.

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Bathroom Staging Ideas to Sell a Home Faster

April 3, 2017: With the spring selling season upon us, you want to make sure every corner of your listing is show-ready for the rush of buyers. You know the bathroom can make as big an impression as the bedroom or living room, but how often do you go the extra mile to stage it just as perfectly? Home staging expert Tori Toth has some simple ideas for making the bathroom a stronger selling point.

25 Adventures For Your Utah Bucket List

25 Adventures For Your Utah Bucket List: With five national parks and millions of acres of wilderness waiting to be explored, the toughest part about exploring Utah is deciding where to begin.

Is waiting to move costing you money?

The Federal Housing Finance Agency recently released their Quarterly Home Price Index. Across the country, home prices are up 6.15%. Here in Utah we are seeing Year-over-Year prices up 8.4%. We expect this to continue and with that in mind, those waiting to purchase may be costing themselves money in the process.

If you have any questions on the market or if you want to have a brief conversation about the next steps for your situation, let me know, I am here to help. 

No one knows for sure what will happen to interest rates or the housing market. But if you have been thinking about buying or selling your home, now may be a good time to make your move before rates go higher and while demand for housing remains strong. If you have any questions about the local housing market, please give me a call or send me an e-mail. I’m happy to help.

Best wishes
Rosa Pace

Mortgage Rates Got Cheaper This Week

For the second consecutive week, average mortgage rates fell, lowering the borrowing costs of buyers.

"The 10-year Treasury yield remained relatively flat this week,” says Sean, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “The 30-year mortgage rate fell 9 basis points to 4.14 percent, another significant week-over-week decline.”

Freddie Mac reports the following national averages with mortgage rates for the week ending March 30:

• 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.14 percent, with an average 0.5 point, falling from last week’s 4.23 percent average. Last year at this time, 30-year rates averaged 3.71 percent.
• 15-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.39 percent, with an average 0.4 point, falling from last week’s 3.44 percent average. A year ago, 15-year rates averaged 2.98 percent.
• 5-year hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages averaged 3.18 percent, with an average 0.4 point, falling from last week’s 3.24 percent average. A year ago, 5-year ARMs averaged 2.90 percent.

Source: Freddie Mac