How the Powerful Job Market Is Fueling Homebuyer Demand
Powerful Job Market Fuels Homebuyer Demand The spring housing market has been surprisingly active this year. Even with affordability challenges and a limited number of homes for sale, buyer demand is strong, and getting stronger. One way we know there are interested buyers right now is because showing traffic is up. Data from the latest ShowingTime Showing Index, which is […]
What You Need To Know About Home Price News
What You Need To Know About Home Price News The National Association of Realtors (NAR) will release its latest Existing Home Sales Report tomorrow. The information it contains on home prices may cause some confusion and could even generate some troubling headlines. This all stems from the fact that NAR will report the median sales price, while other home price indices […]
What the Latest Data Tells Us About Home Price Decline
The Worst Home Price Decline Is Behind Us If you’re following the news today, you may feel a bit unsure about what’s happening with home prices and fear whether or not the worst is yet to come with a home price decline. That’s because today’s headlines are painting an unnecessarily negative picture. Contrary to those headlines, home prices aren’t in […]
Leveraging Your Homeowners Equity To Achieve Your Goals
Homeowners Have Incredible Equity To Leverage Right Now Even though home prices have moderated over the last year, many homeowners still have an incredible amount of equity. But what is equity? In the simplest terms, equity is the difference between the market value of your home and the amount you owe on your mortgage. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) […]
Home Prices Drop: The Worst is Behind Us, Now’s the Time to Act!
The Worst Home Price Declines Are Behind Us Some Highlights While home prices vary by local area, they’ve already hit their low point nationally, and now they’re starting to rise again. Last July, prices started to decline, but around February, they began climbing back up. If you put your plans to move on hold waiting to see what would happen […]
The Best Time To Sell Your House Is When Others Aren’t Selling
The Best Time To Sell Your House Is When Others Aren’t Selling If you’re thinking about selling your house, you should know the number of homes for sale right now is low. That’s because, this season, there are fewer sellers listing their houses for sale than the norm. Looking back at every April since 2017, the only year when fewer […]