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The Cost of Waiting: Interest Rates Edition [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2018-03-16T10:00:20-07:00March 16th, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Infographics, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Some Highlights: Interest rates are projected to increase steadily heading into 2019. The higher your interest rate, the more money you end up paying for your home and the higher your monthly payment will be. Rates are still low right now. Don’t wait until rates hit 5% to start searching for your dream home!

Moving up Is MORE Affordable Now Than Almost Any Other Time in 40 Years

By |2020-05-15T13:36:58-07:00March 15th, 2018|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

If you are considering selling your current home, to either move up to a larger home or into a home in an area that better suits your current family needs, great news was just revealed. Last week, Trulia posted a blog, Not Your Father’s Housing Market, which examined home affordability over the last 40+ years [...]

7 Factors to Consider When Choosing A Home to Retire In

By |2018-03-14T10:00:53-07:00March 14th, 2018|Categories: Baby Boomers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

As more and more baby boomers enter retirement age, the question of whether or not to sell their homes and move will become a hot topic. In today’s housing market climate, with low available inventory in the starter and trade-up home categories, it makes sense to evaluate your home’s ability to adapt to your needs [...]

4 Reasons Spring is a Great Time to Buy a Home!

By |2020-05-15T13:36:58-07:00March 12th, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Here are four great reasons to consider buying a home today instead of waiting. Prices Will Continue to Rise CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Index reports that home prices have appreciated by 6.6% over the last 12 months. The same report predicts that prices will continue to increase at a rate of 4.3% over the next year. The bottom [...]

Home Prices: The Difference 5 Years Makes

By |2020-05-15T13:36:59-07:00March 7th, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, Real Estate|

The economists at CoreLogic recently released a special report entitled, Evaluating the Housing Market Since the Great Recession. The goal of the report was to look at economic recovery since the Great Recession of December 2007 through June 2009. One of the key indicators used in the report to determine the health of the housing [...]

Competition is Coming, Are You Thinking of Selling Your Home?

By |2018-03-06T11:00:48-07:00March 6th, 2018|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

The number of building permits issued for single-family homes is the best indicator of how many newly built homes will rise over the next few months. According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Residential Sales Report, the number of these permits were up 7.4% over last year. [...]

Housing Market Expected To “Spring Forward” This Year

By |2018-03-05T11:00:28-07:00March 5th, 2018|Categories: For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Just like our clocks this weekend in the majority of the country, the housing market will soon “spring forward!” Similar to tension in a spring, the lack of inventory available for sale in the market right now is what is holding back the market. Many potential sellers believe that waiting until Spring is in their best interest, [...]

4 Reasons to Sell This Spring [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2018-03-02T11:00:18-07:00March 2nd, 2018|Categories: For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Infographics, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Some Highlights: Buyer demand continues to outpace the supply of homes for sale which means that buyers are often competing with one another for the few listings that are available! Housing inventory is still under the 6-month supply needed to sustain a normal housing market. Perhaps the time has come for you and your family [...]

Latest NAR Data Shows Now Is a Great Time to Sell!

By |2020-05-15T13:36:59-07:00February 26th, 2018|Categories: For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

We all realize that the best time to sell anything is when demand for that item is high, and the supply of that item is limited. Two major reports released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed information that suggests that now is a great time to sell your house. Let’s look at the data covered in [...]

Mortgage Rates on FIRE! Home Prices Up in Smoke?

By |2018-02-22T11:00:10-07:00February 22nd, 2018|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, Real Estate|

Mortgage interest rates have already risen by over a quarter of a percentage point in 2018. Many are projecting that rates could increase to 5% by the end of the year. What impact will rising rates have on house values? Many quickly jump to the conclusion that an increase in mortgage rates will have a [...]