What will Home Buying Look Like in 2017? Check the Realtor.com(R) Consumer Survey The 2017 home buying season will be characterized by a large increase in first time home buyers, increasing affordability issues among buyers, and high demand for suburban homes, according to realtor.com®’s Active Home Shopper Report released today. The study, based on September survey data… Read More
Most of us try to keep tabs on our credit score. Seems we’re always talking about credit, I guess because our credit scores affect practically everything we do from getting a low interest rate when we buy a home, to finding insurance or getting a job. There are a few things however, that you might… Read More
*NOTE: Please see information on down payment assistance and help with your closing costs, at the bottom of this post. Though buying a home is indeed a major decision and you want to consider it carefully, buying THE home might better be reserved for your second or third real estate investment. Look at it this… Read More
What Is a Home Warranty and Why Would I Need One? I can personally attest to the value of a Home Warranty. Ours has consistently paid for itself year after year. I generally recommend a Home Warranty for both buyers and sellers but I’m not sure that it’s cost effective in every situation. On the… Read More
Video: Best Ways to Get a Handle on Your Home Insurance Costs Home insurance is a necessary evil but the practical tips in this video will help you cut the cost of insurance intelligently. Just a few pointers that are not clearly addressed in the video: I’m sure every state has it’s ultra-rural areas but… Read More
This Thank You Thursday is devoted to the little things. Things we might be thankful for everyday but that we usually take for granted. We shouldn’t need a special day for this, but I do appreciate that Thanksgiving has a way of making us pause and be grateful for family and friends, our health, our… Read More
Softened Market Sees Heightened Investor Action in the Real Estate Sector The rental market may be experiencing a seasonal slowing but is looking strong long term. Rental prices have not taken a dip in quite some time, as a matter of fact they’ve been on a steady rise. Investors may be seeing a lull in… Read More
The Luxury market is indeed an entirely different animal. Timing, pricing, expectations, marketing and exposure, even showings must be customized. Luxury home buyers have the ‘luxury’ so to speak, of polar opposite alternatives… being super selective or offhandedly dismissive. Allow me to explain. You might conclude that all Luxury Home Buyers can afford, and so… Read More
The Housing Market Remains Promising in Light of Uncertain Global Economy Historically in a time presidential transition, our American economy has been perceived by ourselves and others as a bit ambiguous. This is not without merit. No one can truly predict what any future President will do. The state of the U.S. economy touches nearly… Read More
Video: 3 Things that determine what your home is worth. The video below does a great job of explaining the fact that a home’s worth is subjective. Appraisers work by a standard set of criteria and could not possibly consider every Buyer scenario. The upshot is, that a property appraisal will rarely be a perfect… Read More
