I’m sure you’ve heard, but mortgage rates are still rising. It’s causing some would-be buyers to pause their decisions until they determine whether rates are going to come back down. It may be possible, but the probability is that prices are going to continue to increase. According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate on December 23, […]
There are four of the five factors which affect the sale of any home – which owners can actually control. Those are price, condition, terms and the agent you select. The one thing you definitely cannot control is the location of the home – but you do of course have the ability to adjust the […]
Having the right person “champion” for your real estate cause is extremely important in today’s market. After all, there are only 1.7 months supply of inventory compared to 6 months in a balanced market, and the average home is getting 4.8 offers per sale. You see, in the Middle Ages, it was a custom to […]
Ever seen something on sale on a website? Sometimes, shopping online can really get you some great deals! And, maybe you see that item, you’re interested, but there isn’t really that full sense of urgency. Maybe there are other things going on in your life and you just didn’t get back to that item for […]
The highest possible sale price can be achieved by making needed updates and repairs to a home before it’s placed on the market. There was a story once, told by another agent, of a home that was structurally sound being on the market, but it needed significant cosmetic work, like paint, floorcovering, updated fixtures, and […]
According to CoreLogic’s Homeowner Equity Insights, Americans have seen the equity in their homes increase by 29.3% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2021. The average home equity during that time period was a whopping gain of $55,000. This increase is a fuel that homeowners are experiencing. A fuel which is a large […]
Whether you’ve never sold your home, or you’ve moved multiple times, you may have never stopped to think about what goes into the process of selling. There is more to selling a home than you might think. More than likely, you may be under the assumption that your home will sell itself currently because, nationally, […]
Selling a home is a serious and major undertaking in your life. So shouldn’t your Realtor® be just as serious about representing you? If you are new to this process or just haven’t sold a home in a while, the answers you get to the questions below can show you revelations about your Realtors’ experience […]
