Buying

Are Home Sales About to Increase? We May See a Winter Like Never Before.

Are Home Sales About to Increase? We May See a Winter Like Never Before.

Like most industries, residential real estate has a seasonality to it. For example, toy stores sell more toys in October, November, and December than they do in any other three-month ...
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Sellers Have Exceptional Leverage in Today’s Market

Sellers Have Exceptional 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. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist ...
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What You Need to Know When It Comes to Appraisals and Inspections

What You Need to Know When It Comes to Appraisals and Inspections

Buyers in today’s market often have questions about the importance of getting a home appraisal and an inspection. That’s because high buyer demand and low housing supply are driving intense competition and ...
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Where Home Prices Are Headed Next

Where Home Prices Are Headed Next

If you’re looking to buy or sell a house, chances are you’ve heard talk about today’s rising home prices. And while this increase in home values is great news for sellers, ...
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Renovate or Move? Here's How to Decide

Renovate or Move? Here’s How to Decide

The last 18 months changed what many buyers are looking for in a home. Recently, the American Institute of Architects released their AIA Home Design Trends Survey results for Q3 2021. The survey reveals ...
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Is Offering Asking Price Enough in Today's Market?

Is Offering Asking Price Enough in Today’s Market?

In today’s real estate market, buyers shouldn’t shop for a home with the expectation they’ll be able to negotiate a lower sales price. In a typical housing market, buyers try ...
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Why Early October is the Best Time to Buy A Home

Why Early October is the Best Time to Buy A Home

Are you looking to buy a home? If so, we’ve got good news for you. While there’s no denying the housing market is having a great year, many of the headlines are ...
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Home Prices

How to Navigate Rising Home Prices

One of the major questions real estate experts are asking today is whether prospective homebuyers still believe purchasing a home makes sense. Some claim rapidly rising home prices are impacting ...
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Is the Amount of Homes for Sale Finally Increasing?

Is the Amount of Homes for Sale Finally Increasing?

An important metric in today’s residential real estate market is the number of homes available for sale. The shortage of available housing inventory is the major reason for the double-digit price appreciation ...
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5 Tips for Making A Competitive Offer

5 Tips for Making A Competitive Offer

In today’s sellers’ market, standing out as a buyer is critical. Multi-offer scenarios and bidding wars are the norm due to the low supply of houses for sale and high buyer demand. If ...
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