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Rising Home Equity Can Power Your Next Move [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2020-10-02T03:00:31-07:00October 2nd, 2020|Categories: Down Payments, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Infographics, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Some Highlights According to CoreLogic, homeowners across the country are gaining significant equity. Over the past year, the average homeowner gained $9,800 in equity, growing their overall net worth. If you’re ready to sell your house and begin looking for your dream home, let’s connect to plan how your equity can make that possible.

Buyers Are Finding More Space in the Luxury Home Market

By |2020-10-01T03:00:13-07:00October 1st, 2020|Categories: Down Payments, For Buyers, For Sellers, Interest Rates, Luxury Market, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

A year ago, additional space and extra amenities had a very different feel for homebuyers. Today, the health crisis has brought to light how valuable more square footage and carefully designed floorplans can be. Home offices, multi-purpose rooms, gyms, and theaters are becoming more popular, and some families are finding the space they need for [...]

Where Are Home Values Headed Over the Next 12 Months?

By |2020-09-29T03:00:04-07:00September 29th, 2020|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Pricing, Real Estate|

As shelter-in-place orders were implemented earlier this year, many questioned what the shutdown would mean to the real estate market. Specifically, there was concern about home values. After years of rising home prices, would 2020 be the year this appreciation trend would come to a screeching halt? Even worse, would home values begin to depreciate? [...]

The Cost of a Home Is Far More Important than the Price

By |2020-09-22T03:00:00-07:00September 22nd, 2020|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, Real Estate|

Housing inventory is at an all-time low. There are 39% fewer homes for sale today than at this time last year, and buyer demand continues to set records. Zillow recently reported: “Newly pending sales are up 25.5% compared to the same week last year, the highest year-over-year increase in the weekly Zillow database.” Whenever there [...]

The Surging Real Estate Market Continues to Climb

By |2020-09-16T03:00:28-07:00September 16th, 2020|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Real Estate|

Earlier this year, realtor.com announced the release of the Housing Recovery Index, a weekly guide showing how the pandemic has impacted the residential real estate market. The index leverages a weighted average of four key components of the housing industry by tracking each of the following: Housing Demand – Growth in online search activity Home [...]

Two New Surveys Indicate Urban to Suburban Lean

By |2020-09-14T03:00:22-07:00September 14th, 2020|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Real Estate|

There has been much talk around the possibility that Americans are feeling less enamored with the benefits of living in a large city and now may be longing for the open spaces that suburban and rural areas provide. In a recent Realtor Magazine article, they discussed the issue and addressed comments made by Lawrence Yun, [...]

Virtual School Is Changing Homebuyer Needs [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2020-09-11T03:00:39-07:00September 11th, 2020|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Infographics, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Some Highlights With remote learning sweeping the nation this academic year, organized spaces with enough room for kids to learn effectively are high on buyer wish lists. If you’re trying to make room for your family’s growing needs, multi-purpose rooms and dedicated workspaces may be features to consider in your next home. Let’s connect today [...]

The Latest Unemployment Rate Fell to 8.4%

By |2020-09-09T03:00:08-07:00September 9th, 2020|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Real Estate|

Last Friday, the Bureau for Labor Statistics released their Employment Report for August 2020. The big surprise was that the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%, a full percent lower than what many analysts had forecasted earlier in the week. Though it is tough to look at this as great news when millions of Americans are [...]

The 2020 Homebuyer Wish List [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2020-09-04T03:00:50-07:00September 4th, 2020|Categories: For Buyers, Infographics, Real Estate|

Some Highlights The word “home” is taking on a whole new meaning this year, and buyers are starting to look for new features as they re-think their needs and what’s truly possible. From more outdoor space to virtual classrooms for their children, buyers have a growing list of what they’d like to see in their [...]