Most assuredly the answer to this concerning question is undoubtedly yes; the more pressing question is, “are we there?” —And of course there are varied answers depending on whose opinion you most value. From a personal standpoint, if you are...
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An agent is so much more than whose sign is in your yard, or the one who drives you around and shows you homes. Both of those are the barest beginnings of selling or buying a house. Ponder the following:...
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The total number of sales for April (the last complete month available), was 3,920, up (7% from April 2020. (All numbers are for April year over year). That was to be expected as April 2020 was ground zero for the...
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Buyers: 1) Do write your best offer first. Likely you won’t get a counter due to the number of offers the listing agent has to review with their clients. 2) Do be flexible on closing dates and open to rent...
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It isn’t always who has the highest offer, there are many other factors; your down payment position, contingency positions, loan approval, repair considerations, escrow length, contingent offers on another home being sold, rent back flexibility. So how to navigate… Your...
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That is a valid and reasonable question; at the beginning of the year, Jonathan Lasner reported we were a weak 1 on a scale of 1-5 (5 being highest), of a real estate bubble. Now, according to the Fitch report,...
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Good question… it doesn’t technically hurt you to refi again and again, if you are going to stay in a property long enough to get your investment back on the cost of your refinance and substantially lower your payment, usually...
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The total number of sales was 1,635, which was down 50%! (All numbers are comparing May, the last full month available, 2020 and 2019). Single-family resales came in at 1,043, also off 50%. Condos had 427 closed sales down 54%,...
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Inman reports “Summer Outlook: Real Estate Heads Into Buying Season On Firm Footing” The US housing market, after understandably sputtering this spring due to COVID-19, is showing resiliency as the market picks up substantial steam all over the country. Realtor.com reported...
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Commissions are a big expense of selling a home; although it is most people’s largest single investment so the sale of it is hardly something to be trifled with or a place to pinch pennies and end up under selling...
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The rising rental rates that spiked earlier this year have begun to cool down this winter. Zillow’s Observed Rent Index saw a year over year rent peaking at 17% in
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