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Timing your home purchase correctly - like during the winter or before you get married - can save you money.
- $4 is likely to be one of the biggest investments of your life.
- For many, life events such as marriage or the birth of a child are often the catalyst to $4.
- It's important to buy a home when you're able to afford one, though waiting until the winter to put down an offer could save you a bit.
- Here's how to know when it's the best time to buy a home.
Buying your first $4 is one of the biggest investments you will make in your lifetime.
With housing prices on the rise>$4 in many US markets, it can be difficult to find a $4 that fits your family's needs without mortgage payments that will break your budget.
According to Holden Lewis>$4, a mortgage analyst at Nerdwallet, timing your $4 purchase correctly - like during the winter or before you get $4 - can save you money.
Lewis has followed the mortgage market since 2001 - through the first housing boom, the 2008 crash and its aftermath, and the recovery. Here are his practical tips to help you figure out the right time to buy a $4.