As a first-time home buyer, you’ve got a lot to learn and prepare for if you want your move to go as smoothly and stress-free as possible. The key to reducing some of that stress is to plan ahead and research everything. Learn about the mortgage process, learn about the neighborhood you’ll be moving to, and look for a thorough first time home buyer’s checklist to help you make sure you haven’t missed anything. But wait, there is something you missed, and it won’t be found in any of the above research—it’s the shock that comes along with discovering some of the high first time home buyer expenses.

  With rates dropping close to 3-year lows, the stock market continually breaking records, and a trade war with China persisting, it's hard to stay up-to-date through all of the talking heads and jargon. Luckily, our CFO Jeremy Abig, MBA, CPA, sat with us to break everything down, and give us his two-cents on the current market.