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Bene's Blog Cash vs. Financing a Home: Understanding the True Cost of Each Option Buying a home often comes with a big financial question: should you pay in cash or take out a mortgage? While paying cash sounds straightforward, financing can sometimes be the smarter move once you look at how your money could be used elsewhere. The best choice depends on your priorities, your comfort with risk, and […]
Bene's Blog How Owning a Home Builds Generational Wealth For many families, buying a home is more than just finding a place to live—it’s a powerful way to create long-term financial stability. Over time, homeownership can help build wealth that can be passed down to children and grandchildren, creating what’s often called generational wealth. What Is Generational Wealth? Generational wealth is money or assets […]
Bene's Blog Year-End Home Paperwork You’ll Be Glad You Organized Whether you bought, sold, refinanced, or simply kept up your home this year, organizing your housing paperwork now can save time, stress, and money when tax season arrives. A little effort before the end of the year makes April much easier. Gather Mortgage and Property Tax Documents Start by locating your mortgage interest statements. These […]
Bene's Blog Buyer Satisfaction Is Rising—But Younger Homeowners Still Feel the Most Regret A Slower Market, Happier Buyers More homeowners today say they’re happy with their purchase compared to two years ago. According to Realtor.com’s 2025 Consumer Attitudes & Usage Study, 37% of buyers reported no regrets about their home purchase this year—up from 31% in 2023. Researchers surveyed more than 1,200 people who bought a home in […]
Bene's Blog Portable Mortgages: A Bold Fix for Homeowners—But Not for Affordability The U.S. housing market is stuck. Millions of homeowners are clinging to ultra-low mortgage rates they locked in years ago, unwilling to sell and face today’s much higher rates. Now, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is exploring an idea that could shake things up: portable mortgages—loans that homeowners could take with them to their […]
Bene's Blog Mortgage Rates Dip as the Fed Cuts Interest Rates Again — But Don’t Expect Big Drops Yet The Federal Reserve has lowered its benchmark interest rate for the second time in a row, aiming to steady the economy as layoffs increase and the government shutdown drags on. The move brings the federal funds rate down to a range between 3.75% and 4%, the lowest level since late 2022. But while this rate […]
Bene's Blog What Could Happen if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Go Public Again? The Big News Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—two of the most important companies behind U.S. home loans—might be taken public again by the end of 2025. Reports say the plan could value them at $500 billion, with the government raising around $30 billion. Their stock prices jumped about 20% on the news. Both companies have […]
Bene's Blog When Landscapes Hurt Your House I have been trying to get my husband to take out the shrubs that line the edges of my home.  He wants to keep them because a) they protect the paint and siding from direct sunlight on the south side, b) they are green and lush, and c) they conceal the front porch enough that […]
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Bene's Blog Oregon Lawmakers Set Ambitious Goal to Expand Homeownership by 2030 In an effort to promote economic stability and generational wealth, Oregon legislators have approved a plan to significantly increase homeownership across the state. The goal is to help more than 30,000 additional residents become homeowners by the year 2030. House Bill 2698, passed by the Senate with a 23-6 vote, establishes a target homeownership rate […]
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