What the Experts Are Saying About the Spring Housing Market
The housing market’s been going through a lot of change lately, and there’s been uncertainty surrounding what will happen this spring. You may be wondering if more homes will go on the market, what’s next with home prices and mortgage rates, or what the best advice is for someone like you who wants to know […]
Get Ready: The Best Time To List Your House Is Almost Here
If you’re thinking about selling this spring, it’s time to get moving – the best time to list your house is fast approaching. Experts at realtor.com looked at seasonal trends from recent years (excluding 2020 as an uncharacteristic year due to the onset of the pandemic) and determined the ideal week to list a house this year: […]
Spring into Action: Boosting Your Home’s Curb Appeal with Expert Guidance
To sell your house this spring, it may need more preparation than it would have a year or two ago. Today’s housing market has a different feel. There are more houses for sale than there were at this time last year, but inventory is still historically low. So, if a house has been sitting on […]
Where Will You Go If You Sell? You Have Options.
There are plenty of good reasons you might be ready to move. No matter what your motivations are, before you list your current house, you need to consider where will you go if you sell. In today’s market, it makes sense to explore all your options. That includes both homes that have been lived in before […]
Lower Mortgage Rates Are Bringing Buyers Back to the Market
As mortgage rates rose last year, activity in the housing market slowed down. And as a result, homes started seeing fewer offers and staying on the market longer. That meant some homeowners decided to press pause on selling to wait for lower mortgage rates to bring buyers back to the market. Selling in the shifting […]
Should You Rent Your House or Sell It?
If you’re a homeowner ready to make a move, you may be thinking about using your current house as a short-term rental property instead of selling it. A short-term rental (STR) is typically offered as an alternative to a hotel, and they’re an investment that’s gained popularity in recent years. According to a Harris Poll survey, 28% of homeowners […]
Have Home Values Hit Bottom?
Whether you’re already a homeowner or you’re looking to become one, the recent headlines about home prices may leave you with more questions than answers. News stories are talking about home prices falling, and that’s raising concerns about a repeat of what happened to prices in the crash in 2008. One of the questions that’s on many minds, based on […]
Confused About What’s Going on in the Housing Market? Lean on a Professional.
If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home, you probably want to know what’s really happening with home prices, mortgage rates, housing supply, and more. That’s not an easy task considering how sensationalized headlines are today. Jay Thompson, Real Estate Industry Consultant, explains: “Housing market headlines are everywhere. Many are quite sensational, ending with exclamation points or predicting impending doom […]
What To Expect From the Housing Market in 2023
The 2022 housing market has been defined by two key things: inflation and rapidly rising mortgage rates. And in many ways, it’s put the market into a reset position. As the Federal Reserve (the Fed) made moves to try to lower inflation, mortgage rates more than doubled – something that’s never happened before in a calendar year. This […]
Ready To Sell? Today’s Housing Supply Gives You Two Opportunities
At first glance, the increase in housing supply compared to last year may not sound like good news for prospective sellers, but it actually gives you two key opportunities in today’s housing market. An article from Calculated Risk helps put the inventory gains the market has seen in 2022 into perspective by comparing it to recent years (see graph below). It […]
