Sarah Lentz

Sarah Lentz started writing for BAM in late May of 2022 and quickly realized she was exactly where she wanted to be (and still is). Before BAM, she worked as a freelance writer. She lives in Minnesota with her four kids and, in her free time, is writing her next book.

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Agent Marketing

Average Monthly Mortgage Payments Rise Above $2,000

Black Knight has released its September 2023 Mortgage Monitor Report, which shows over half (51%) of homebuyers facing monthly P&I payments of $2,000+ and almost a quarter (23%) facing $3,000+ payments and mortgage rates surge to 22-year highs.

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Housing Market

Residential Home Loans Increase by 21% in Q2

Residential home loans increased to 1.56 million in Q2 2023, down 38% from a year ago but up 21% from the previous quarter, marking the first such increase in two years, according to ATTOM’s Q2 2023 U.S. Residential Property Mortgage Origination Report.

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Housing Market

2023’s Hottest Zip Codes in America

Realtor.com® has identified the ten Hottest ZIP Codes of 2023. And while housing affordability (or the lack thereof) is still a major issue driving buyer activity, this year’s list shows it’s not the only one.

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