Anora Gaudiano, Columnist

Time to Buy a Home? You Need a Strategy

For some, financing options for buying a house have never been better in the U.S. But it still pays to do your homework.

August 26, 2020 at 10:00 AM EDT

By Anora Gaudiano

Anora Gaudiano is a senior adviser associate at Wealthspire Advisors. Before joining Wealthspire, she spent more than a decade writing about markets and investing for the Financial Times, MarketWatch and Bankrate.

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With 30-year fixed U.S. mortgage rates dropping to below 3% last week, many have decided it's a good time to buy a house. Existing home sales rose by the most on record in July, while new homes sales jumped to the highest level in almost 14 years.

If you’re now considering buying a home, you need a carefully planned strategy.

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