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Real Estate Tops Best Investment Poll for 7th Year Running

Every year, Gallup conducts a survey of Americans to determine their choice for the best long-term investment. Respondents are asked to select real estate, stocks/mutual funds, gold, savings accounts/CDs, or bonds. For the seventh year in a row, real estate has come out on top as the best long-term investment. Gallup explained: “Real estate remains the most favored investment to Americans, […]
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Summer is the New Spring for Real Estate

Some Highlights · The health crisis slowed the market this spring, so buyers are jumping back into the market to make their moves this summer. · Check these 10 items off your to-do list so your house is ready to sell while buying is hot! · Let’s connect today to prepare your house for the sizzling summer market
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Home Prices: It’s All About Supply and Demand

As we enter the summer months and work through the challenges associated with the current health crisis, many are wondering what impact the economic slowdown will have on home prices. Looking at the big picture, supply and demand will give us the clearest idea of what’s to come. Making our way through the month of […]
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Top Reasons to Own Your Home

Some Highlights · June is National Homeownership Month, and it’s a great time to consider the benefits of owning your own home. · If you’re in a position to buy, homeownership might help you find the stability, community, and comfort you’ve been searching for this year. · Let’s connect today to determine if homeownership is the right next step […]

Keeping Current Matters Real Estate Tops Best Investment Poll for 7th Year Running Every year, Gallup conducts a survey of Americans to determine their choice for the best long-term investment. Respondents are asked to select real estate, stocks/mutual funds, gold, savings accounts/CDs, or bonds. For the seventh year in a row, real estate has come out on top as the best long-term investment. Gallup explained: “Real estate remains the most favored investment to Americans, […]

Keeping Current Matters Summer is the New Spring for Real Estate Some Highlights · The health crisis slowed the market this spring, so buyers are jumping back into the market to make their moves this summer. · Check these 10 items off your to-do list so your house is ready to sell while buying is hot! · Let’s connect today to prepare your house for the sizzling summer market

Keeping Current Matters Home Prices: It’s All About Supply and Demand As we enter the summer months and work through the challenges associated with the current health crisis, many are wondering what impact the economic slowdown will have on home prices. Looking at the big picture, supply and demand will give us the clearest idea of what’s to come. Making our way through the month of […]

Keeping Current Matters Top Reasons to Own Your Home Some Highlights · June is National Homeownership Month, and it’s a great time to consider the benefits of owning your own home. · If you’re in a position to buy, homeownership might help you find the stability, community, and comfort you’ve been searching for this year. · Let’s connect today to determine if homeownership is the right next step […]

Keeping Current Matters Interest Rates Hover Near Historic All-Time Lows Some Highlights · Mortgage interest rates have dropped considerably this spring and are hovering at a historically low level. · Locking in at a low rate today could save you thousands of dollars over the lifetime of your home loan. · Let’s connect to determine the best way to position yourself for a move in today’s market.

Keeping Current Matters #1 Financial Benefit of Homeownership: Family Wealth While growing up, we were taught by our parents and grandparents that owning a home is a financially savvy move. They explained how a mortgage is like a “forced savings plan.” When you pay rent, that money is lost forever. When you make a mortgage payment, much of that money accumulates as equity in the […]

Keeping Current Matters Why the Housing Market Is a Powerful Economic Driver With businesses starting to slowly open back up again in some parts of the country, it’s important to understand how housing can have a major impact on the recovery of the U.S. economy. As we’ve mentioned before, buying a home is a driving financial force in this process. Today, many analysts believe one of the first things […]

Keeping Current Matters Rise to the Top of the Pool by Selling Your House Today With the release of the latest Economic Pulse Flash Survey from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), results show that people selling their houses today are holding strong on price. According to the most recent data, 74% of real estate agents noted that sellers are not dropping listing prices to attract more buyers. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist at NAR, noted: “The housing market […]

Keeping Current Matters Will This Economic Crisis Have a V, U, or L-Shaped Recovery? Many American businesses have been put on hold as the country deals with the worst pandemic in over one hundred years. As the states are deciding on the best strategy to slowly and safely reopen, the big question is: how long will it take the economy to fully recover? Let’s look at the possibilities. Here are […]

Keeping Current Matters Will This Economic Crisis Have a V, U, or L-Shaped Recovery? Many American businesses have been put on hold as the country deals with the worst pandemic in over one hundred years. As the states are deciding on the best strategy to slowly and safely reopen, the big question is: how long will it take the economy to fully recover? Let’s look at the possibilities. Here are […]

Keeping Current Matters How Technology is Helping Buyers Navigate the Home Search Process Some Highlights: · A recent realtor.com survey revealed that buyers are still considering moving forward with the homebuying process, even if they can’t see the home in-person. · While they still prefer to physically see a home, virtual home tours and accurate listing information top the list of tech specs buyers find most helpful in today’s process. · Let’s connect today […]

Keeping Current Matters Today’s Homebuyers Want Lower Prices. Sellers Disagree. The uncertainty the world faces today due to the COVID-19 pandemic is causing so many things to change. The way we interact, the way we do business, even the way we buy and sell real estate is changing. This is a moment in time that’s even sparking some buyers to search for a better deal on a […]

Keeping Current Matters Recession? Yes. Housing Crash? No. With over 90% of Americans now under a shelter-in-place order, many experts are warning that the American economy is heading toward a recession, if it’s not in one already. What does that mean to the residential real estate market? What is a recession? According to the National Bureau of Economic Research: “A recession is a significant […]

Keeping Current Matters What You Can Do to Get Your House Ready to Sell Some Highlights: · Believe it or not, there are lots of things you can do to prep your house for a sale without even going to the store. · Your real estate plans don’t have to be completely on hold even while we’ve hit the pause button on other parts of daily life. · Tackling small projects from […]

Keeping Current Matters How to Find the Perfect Real Estate Agent There’s a ton of real estate information available in the news today and on the Internet. It can be extremely confusing, especially in times of uncertainty like we’re facing right now. If you’re thinking of buying or selling this year, you need an agent who can help you: · Make sense of this rapidly evolving housing […]

Keeping Current Matters The #1 Thing You Can Do Now to Position Yourself to Buy a Home This Year The last few weeks and months have caused a major health crisis throughout the world, leading to a pause in the U.S. economy as businesses and consumers work to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The rapid spread of the virus has been compared to prior pandemics and outbreaks not seen in many years. It […]

Keeping Current Matters The Economic Impact of Buying a Home We’re in a changing real estate market, and life, in general, is changing too – from how we grocery shop and meal prep to the ways we can interact with our friends and neighbors. Even practices for engaging with agents, lenders, and all of the players involved in a real estate transaction are changing to […]

Keeping Current Matters Why the Stock Market Correction Probably Won’t Impact Home Values With the housing crash of 2006-2008 still visible in the rear-view mirror, many are concerned the current correction in the stock market is a sign that home values are also about to tumble. What’s taking place today, however, is nothing like what happened the last time. The S&P 500 did fall by over fifty percent […]

Keeping Current Matters Three Reasons Why This Is Not a Housing Crisis In times of uncertainty, one of the best things we can do to ease our fears is to educate ourselves with research, facts, and data. Digging into past experiences by reviewing historical trends and understanding the peaks and valleys of what’s come before us is one of the many ways we can confidently evaluate any […]

Keeping Current Matters Yes, You Can Still Afford a Home The residential real estate market has come roaring out of the gates in 2020. Compared to this time last year, the number of buyers looking for a home is up 20%, and the number of home sales is up almost 10%. The increase in purchasing activity has caused home price appreciation to begin reaccelerating. Many analysts have […]