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5 Reasons to Sell This Fall

By |2016-09-06T10:00:33-07:00September 6th, 2016|Categories: For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Real Estate|

School is back in session, the holidays are right around the corner, you might not think that now is the best time to sell your house. But with inventory below historic numbers and demand still strong, you could be missing out on a great opportunity for your family.Here are five reasons why you should consider selling [...]

Want to Get an A? Hire A Real Estate Pro [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2016-09-02T10:00:59-07:00September 2nd, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Infographics, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Some Highlights:Hiring a Real Estate Professional to buy your dream home, or sell your current house, is one of the most 'educated' decisions you can make!A Real Estate Professional has the experience needed to help you through the entire process.Make sure that you hire someone who knows current market conditions & can simply & effectively explain [...]

The Housing Market is Doing Just Fine

By |2016-09-01T10:00:34-07:00September 1st, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

There are some that think that housing affordability is a challenge. Historically, that’s not true. Others think that home prices are approaching bubble values. If we look back over the last sixteen years, that is also not the case. As a matter of fact, the numbers show that the U.S. residential real estate market is [...]

Home Values: DEFINITELY NOT in Bubble Range!!

By |2016-08-31T10:00:45-07:00August 31st, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, Real Estate|

There are some industry pundits claiming that residential home values have risen too quickly and that current levels are on the verge of another housing bubble. It is easy to see how this thinking has taken form if we look at a graph of home prices from 2000 to today.The graph definitely looks like a [...]

How Supply & Demand Impacts the Real Estate Market [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2016-08-26T10:00:42-07:00August 26th, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Infographics, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Some Highlights:The concept of Supply & Demand is a simple one. The best time to sell something is when supply of that item is low & demand for that item is high!Anything under a 6-month supply is a Seller’s Market!There has not been a 6-months inventory supply since August 2012!Buyer Demand continues to outpace Seller [...]

Housing Market Slowing Down? Don’t Tell Builders!

By |2016-08-24T10:00:53-07:00August 24th, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, New Construction, Real Estate|

Many experts have been calling upon home builders to ramp up construction to help with the lack of existing inventory for sale. For the past two months, new home sales have surged, with July’s total coming in at the highest since October 2007.The latest estimates from the US Census Bureau and Department of Housing and [...]

‘Old Millennials’ Are Diving Head-First into Homeownership [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2020-05-15T13:37:11-07:00August 19th, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Infographics, Millennials, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Some Highlights:‘Old Millennials’ are defined as 25-36 year olds according to the US Census Bureau.According to NAR’s latest Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers, the median age of all first-time home buyers is 31 years old.More and more ‘Old Millennials’ are realizing that homeownership is within their reach now!Powered by WPeMatico[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

4 Stats That PROVE This Is NOT 2005 All over Again

By |2016-08-18T10:00:54-07:00August 18th, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Recent research by realtor.com examined certain red flags that caused the housing crisis in 2005, and then compared them to today’s real estate market. Today, we want to concentrate on four of those red flags.Price to Rent RatioPrice to Income RatioMortgage TransactionsHouse FlippingAll four categories were outside historical norms in 2005. Home prices were way above [...]

Real Life vs. Reality TV: 5 Myths Explained

By |2016-08-17T10:00:50-07:00August 17th, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Have you ever been flipping through the channels, only to find yourself glued to the couch in an HGTV ‘show hole’*? We’ve all been there… watching entire seasons of “Love it or List it,” “Fixer Upper,” “House Hunters,” “Flip or Flop,” “Property Brothers,” and so many more, just in one sitting.  When you’re in the [...]

Where Are Home Prices Headed Over the Next 5 Years?

By |2016-08-15T10:00:38-07:00August 15th, 2016|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Pricing, Real Estate|

Today, many real estate conversations center on housing prices and where they may be headed. That is why we like the Home Price Expectation Survey.Every quarter, Pulsenomics surveys a nationwide panel of over one hundred economists, real estate experts, and investment & market strategists about where they believe prices are headed over the next five years. They then [...]