Category: Real Estate

  • Curb Appeal

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    Curb appeal is critical Flowers and shrubs are great, butt the accessories you buy for the yard tell a story. They create a vision that prospective buyers fall in love with. Buyers will imagine themselves entertaining friends on summer nights underneath the the bistro lights, or curled up with a drink and a blanket around…

  • Prices & Rates

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    Housing prices and interest rates aren’t going back down! Mortgage rates surged to the highest level in two years, leaving homebuyers on high alert as further increases loom. Things aren’t going back down. Now is the time to buy! 30 year fixed mortgage The rate on the 30 year fixed mortgage – the most common…

  • Closing Facts

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    5 Closing Facts for Home Purchases What is closing? Closing is the legal transfer of property ownership, also called settlement. Who attends closing? In most states, closings are in person, although remote closings are becoming more common. The participants may include you and your agent, the seller and their agent, and each party’s attorney. Where…

  • Investors

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    In a tough home-sales market, investors are winning Rising prices and shrinking inventory have made it difficult to bid successfully on a home. This is frustrating for home buyers. Why? During the third quarter of 2021, investors bought more than 18 percent of the homes sold in the United States. That equates to 90,000 homes…

  • Sellers Have Leverage

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    Sellers Have Incredible Leverage in Today’s Market With mortgage rates climbing above 3% for the first time in months, serious buyers are more motivated than ever to find a home before the end of the year. “Housing demand remains strong as buyers likely want to secure a home before mortgage rates increase even further next…

  • Does your House have what buyers want?

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    Remote work is here to stay. Many companies are choosing to delay reopening or go remote full-time, and today’s buyers are looking for homes with more space to support their work needs. Among employees looking for new jobs, almost one in ten say it’s because they moved away from the office while working remotely and…

  • Looking to Move?

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    It could be time to build your dream home! While today’s supply of homes for sale is still low, the number of newly built homes is increasing. If you are ready to sell but have held off because you weren’t sure you would be able to find a home to move into, newly built homes…

  • What do past years tell us about today’s Real Estate Market?

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    As you follow the news, you’re likely seeing headlines discussing what’s going on in today’s housing market. Chances are high that some of the more recent storylines you’ve come across mention terms like cooling of slowing wheen talking about where the market is headed. But what do these terms mean? The housing market today is…

  • If you’re a Buyer, Is Offering Asking Price Enough?

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    In today’s real estate market, buyers shouldn’t shop for a home with the expectation they will be able to negotiate a lower sales price. In a typical housing market, buyers try to determine how much less than the asking price they can offer and still get the home. From there, the buyer and seller typically…