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Less House, More Home: Why Smaller Homes Are Paying Off for Today’s Buyers

You started shopping with a specific mental image of your future home in your mind. Then the houses in your budget came in smaller than you pictured.

If you’ve always assumed a newly built home is just not in your budget, you should know the math just got a little friendlier.

It’s one of the biggest hold ups some buyers have right now: “What if I buy, and home prices go down?”

For a lot of would-be first-time buyers, affordability is the thing that’s standing in the way.

According to Google Trends, online searches for down payment information recently hit an all-time high.

For a while, buying your first home hasn’t just felt hard. It may have felt out of reach.

You’ve probably asked yourself lately: Is it even worth trying to buy a home right now? It’s a question a lot of people are asking.

If you’re getting a tax refund this year, here’s something worth thinking about.

With economic headlines, global events, and near constant talk about affordability, you may be wondering if this is the right time to move.

Be honest. Have you started looking at homes online yet? If you have, it’s already time to get pre-approved.