Highlights from Money Magazine 11/27/16 The One Big Real Estate Trend You Need to Understand in 2017

• Nationally home prices are expected to rise more slowly than in 2016
• Now is the time to trade up

The big trend – NOW is the time to pull the trigger on financing. Record low finance rates seen in 2016 are not expected to last.

On a $250,000 home, if interest rates increase a half percent on a 30-year fixed loan, the annual payments can increase $864.