Category: Insights
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Finding Your Perfect Home in a Fixer Upper
If you’re trying to buy a home and are having a hard time finding one you can afford, it may be time to consider a fixer-upper. That’s a house that needs a little elbow grease or some updates, but has good bones. Fixer-uppers can be a really great option if you are looking to break…
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Expert Home Price Forecasts for 2024 Revised Up
Over the past few months experts have revised their 2024 home price forecasts based on the latest data and market signals. They are even more confident prices will rise, not fall! So, let’s see exactly how experts’ thinking has shifted and what’s caused the change. 2024 Home Price Forecasts: Then and Now The chart below…
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Why We Aren’t Headed for a Housing Crash
If you’re holding out hope that the housing market is going to crash and bring house prices back down, here’s a look at what the data shows. And spoiler alert: that’s not in the cards. Instead, experts say home prices are going to keep going up. Today’s market is very different than it was before…
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It’s Time To Prepare Your House for a Spring Listing
If you’re thinking of selling your house this spring, now is the perfect time to start getting it ready. With the market gearing up for its busiest time of year, it’ll be important to make sure your house shines bright among the competition. Here are some valuable tips you can use to get your house…
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What’s Really Happening with Mortgage Rates?
Are you feeling a bit unsure about what’s really happening with mortgage rates? That might be because you’ve heard someone say they’re coming down. But then you read somewhere else that they’re up again. And that may leave you scratching your head and wondering what’s true. The simplest answer is: that what you read or…
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Bridging the Gaps on the Road to Homeownership
Homeownership is a major part of the American Dream. But, the path to achieving this dream can be quite difficult. While progress has been made to improve fair housing access, households of color still face unique challenges on the road to owning a home. Working with the right real estate agent can make all the…
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Why You Need an Oak Tree in Your Backyard
Just one oak tree provides shelter and food for hundreds of bird and butterfy species. Plus, it offers a shady escape in your backyard. Native trees offer incredible benefits for wildlife, so it’s more important than ever to plant an oak tree. Oak Tree Wildlife Benefits The oak tree is indeed mighty when it comes…
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Dave Ramsey Says Now is the Time to Buy a House – Here’s How
Housing Market The housing market is famously difficult to predict, but there are a number of factors to consider that can give potential buyers a sense of current and upcoming trends. Radio host and bestselling personal finance author Dave Ramsey offers a few data points to examine for people who are looking to buy a…
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Houses Are Still Selling Fast
Have you been thinking about selling your house? If so, here’s some good news. While the housing market isn’t as frenzied as it was during the ‘unicorn’ years ,they are still selling faster than normal. The graph below uses data from Realtor.com. It tells the story of median days on the market. For Realtor.com, days…