A new year calls for a fresh start — for some, this may be purchasing a new home. The year 2016 is an optimal year for doing so, for the following reasons.

Homeowners are advantaged in a number of ways, with recent financial legislation offering tax breaks for homeowners. Further, the alternative to owning a home has been increasingly more costly — rent is projected to increase by 8% in 2016, while home prices are expected to stabilize, in spite of their rise over the past few years. These price stabilizations, coupled with record-low interest rates of around 4% and a variety of new advantage programs to help with down payments, mean that buying a house could not be easier in the new year.

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