Potential Tucson homebuyers talk housing market [Video]

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Saturday the Pima County Community Land Trust hosted a homeownership fair to help prospective homeowners.

There are a lot of factors when it comes to buying a home, interest rates, the state of the market, and all the in between, but the main thing they had to highlight was the importance of having an expert in your corner.

“My parents recommended the realtor which helped us with getting a mortgage consultant and it allowed us to, you know, not only know where we’re at with our credit score, what we’re able to afford for a home, but making sure we’re getting the lowest APR for,” said Clarence Stanely, a first-time prospective homebuyer.

Getting a realtor is something that Fatima Federico, also a first-time prospective homebuyer, has done and strongly recommends, but she still has not had any luck yet.

“What I qualified for wasn’t matching …