{"id":340,"date":"2019-03-21T13:32:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T13:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T10:41:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T10:41:53","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"340\" class=\"elementor elementor-340\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9715d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9715d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;curve-asymmetrical&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M615.2,96.7C240.2,97.8,0,18.9,0,0v100h1000V0C1000,19.2,989.8,96,615.2,96.7z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-618a5d4\" data-id=\"618a5d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f86dc7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f86dc7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lora.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1167\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lora.jpg 400w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lora-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lora-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lora-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e198c5\" data-id=\"0e198c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00fc46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b00fc46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lora Herring<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9dc5b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9dc5b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With 25+ years of experience as a Realtor\u00ae, my goal is to assist you in making an informed decision, whether it is your home or an investment property. I will then help make the process as easy as possible for you, whether you are moving across town, relocating cross country, or buying a rental property. I specialize in classic central Austin homes, renovations, and downtown condos and lofts. I am experienced in 1031 tax deferred exchanges of investment properties, as well as holding them in an IRA and other strategies for protecting your investments with special LLCs. As a Home-staging Specialist, I can help to maximize the appeal and speed up the sale of your home.&nbsp;<strong>*A portion of the proceeds from each sale goes to animal rescue groups to help our animal friends find good homes.*<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1648229 premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"1648229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[]}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-41111e6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0United States<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa665e1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"aa665e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ce353e\" data-id=\"9ce353e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c65b4 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class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/2023-real-estate-market-outlook-and-what-it-means-for-you\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/January-2023-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-1024x536-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/January-2023-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-1024x536-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/January-2023-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-1024x536-1-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/January-2023-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-1024x536-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/January-2023-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-1024x536-1-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-framed-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/2023-real-estate-market-outlook-and-what-it-means-for-you\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>2023 Real Estate Market Outlook (And What It Means for You)<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/2023-real-estate-market-outlook-and-what-it-means-for-you\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t2023 Real Estate Market Outlook (And What It Means for You)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-author premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/author\/lora\/\" title=\"Posts by lora\" rel=\"author\">lora<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 1, 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-comments premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-comments-o fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>No Comments<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Last year, one factor drove the real estate market more than any other: rising mortgage rates.&nbsp; In March 2022, the Federal Reserve began a series of interest rate hikes in an effort to pump the brakes on inflation.1&nbsp;And while some market sectors have been slow to respond, the housing market has reacted accordingly. Both demand [&hellip;]<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"5\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/31\/7-tips-to-maximize-your-homes-sale-price\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/November-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1204\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/November-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/November-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/November-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/November-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/November-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-framed-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/31\/7-tips-to-maximize-your-homes-sale-price\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>7 Tips to Maximize Your Home\u2019s Sale Price<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/31\/7-tips-to-maximize-your-homes-sale-price\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t7 Tips to Maximize Your Home\u2019s Sale Price\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-author premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/author\/lora\/\" title=\"Posts by lora\" rel=\"author\">lora<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>October 31, 2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-comments premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-comments-o fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>No Comments<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Over the past few years, a real estate buying frenzy bid up home prices to eye-popping amounts.&nbsp;However, as mortgage rates have risen, buyer demand has cooled.1&nbsp;Consequently, home sellers who enter the market today may need to reset their expectations. The reality is, it\u2019s no longer enough to stick a \u201cfor sale\u201d sign in the yard [&hellip;]<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"5\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/30\/buy-now-or-rent-longer-5-questions-to-answer-before-purchasing-your-first-home\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/October-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1207\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/October-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/October-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/October-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/October-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/October-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-framed-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/30\/buy-now-or-rent-longer-5-questions-to-answer-before-purchasing-your-first-home\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Buy Now or Rent Longer? 5 Questions to Answer Before Purchasing Your First Home<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/30\/buy-now-or-rent-longer-5-questions-to-answer-before-purchasing-your-first-home\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tBuy Now or Rent Longer? 5 Questions to Answer Before Purchasing Your First Home\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-author premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/author\/lora\/\" title=\"Posts by lora\" rel=\"author\">lora<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>September 30, 2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-comments premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-comments-o fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>No Comments<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Deciding whether to jump into the housing market or rent instead is rarely an easy decision \u2013 especially if you\u2019re a first-time homebuyer. But in today\u2019s whirlwind market, you may find it particularly challenging to pinpoint the best time to start exploring homeownership. A real estate boom during the pandemic pushed home prices to an [&hellip;]<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"5\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/31\/8-strategies-to-secure-a-lower-mortgage-rate\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/September-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1210\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/September-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/September-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/September-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/September-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loraherring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/September-2022-MVP-Blog-Post-Image-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-framed-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/31\/8-strategies-to-secure-a-lower-mortgage-rate\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>8 Strategies to Secure a Lower Mortgage Rate<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/31\/8-strategies-to-secure-a-lower-mortgage-rate\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t8 Strategies to Secure a Lower Mortgage Rate\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-author premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/author\/lora\/\" title=\"Posts by lora\" rel=\"author\">lora<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>August 31, 2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-comments premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-comments-o fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>No Comments<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Mortgage rates have been on a roller coaster ride this year, rising and falling amid inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty. And even the experts are divided when it comes to predicting where rates are headed next.1 This climate has been unsettling for some homebuyers and sellers. However, with proper planning, you can work toward qualifying [&hellip;]<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"premium-blog-pagination-container\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t<span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340\/page\/2\/\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340\/page\/3\/\">3<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340\/page\/5\/\">5<\/a>\n<a class=\"next page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/loraherring.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340\/page\/2\/\">Next \u00bb<\/a>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lora Herring With 25+ years of experience as a Realtor\u00ae, my goal is to assist you in making an informed decision, whether it is your home or an investment property. 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