In this solo episode of The Real Estate Lens, Ryan breaks down exactly what closing costs are, how they’re calculated, and why they vary from deal to deal. If you’re budgeting to buy in Massachusetts or Rhode Island and only planning for the down payment, this episode shows you what else to expect so there are no surprises on closing day. Ryan walks through the two big buckets of costs: loan costs tied to your mortgage, and “other” costs like attorney, title, taxes, insurance, and escrows. He...
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In this solo episode of The Real Estate Lens, Ryan breaks down exactly what closing costs are, how they’re calculated, and why they vary from deal to deal. If you’re budgeting to buy in Massachusetts or Rhode Island and only planning for the down payment, this episode shows you what else to expect so there are no surprises on closing day. Ryan walks through the two big buckets of costs: loan costs tied to your mortgage, and “other” costs like attorney, title, taxes, insurance, and escrows. He...
In this solo episode of The Real Estate Lens, Ryan Richards tackles the question on everyone’s mind: are we headed for a housing crash like 2008, or will prices hold firm? Pulling from lending data, supply and demand dynamics, and on-the-ground trends, Ryan explains why today’s market looks very different from the last crash and why outcomes are highly local. He breaks down why the Northeast is behaving differently from many Sun Belt and Western markets, how tighter post-2008 underwriting and...
The Real Estate Lens by Ryan Richards
In this solo episode of The Real Estate Lens, Ryan breaks down exactly what closing costs are, how they’re calculated, and why they vary from deal to deal. If you’re budgeting to buy in Massachusetts or Rhode Island and only planning for the down payment, this episode shows you what else to expect so there are no surprises on closing day. Ryan walks through the two big buckets of costs: loan costs tied to your mortgage, and “other” costs like attorney, title, taxes, insurance, and escrows. He...
