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A Few Real Estate Terms You May Not Be Familiar With
I have been asked a few questions lately about what some real estate terms mean. Although this is nowhere near a complete list, I hope the information below helps you understand some of the more-common terms – especially important if…
Start These Habits Now If You Want to Buy a Home Next Year
Even if you’re months away from hiring an agent and touring homes, there are things you need to do now to make your dream of buying a home happen. After all, this is a huge purchase and it requires some…
Top 3 Myths About the Housing Market Today
This is a great article from Keeping Current Matters. I especially found #2 interesting as I lumped the two together as well- that a recession will lead to a housing market crash or at least a steep decline. I hope…
Remodeling? What’s the Best Return On Investment Projects?
IS NOW THE TIME TO UPGRADE TO A BIGGER OR BETTER HOME?
Perhaps you’ve been thinking about “moving up”. Although your current home has served you well, you know that you could use some more space, a different area, or better functionality. The problem is that the real estate market in our…
4 Reasons Why Today’s Housing Market is NOT 2006 All Over Again
With home prices rising again this year, some are concerned that we may be repeating the 2006 housing bubble that caused families so much pain when it collapsed. Today’s market is quite different than the bubble market of twelve years…
Want to Get Your Offer Accepted? Think Like a Seller!
In a seller’s market where inventory is low, multiple offers are the norm. To help my buyers win in multiple-offer scenarios, I coach them to “think like a seller” in order to get their offers accepted. That means getting creative…
Re/Max acquires real estate tech startup booj
ReMax is getting another kind of upgrade. Cutting-edge technology for mobile device & website home searches for buyer’s searches and additional tools for the ReMax agents thanks to the acquisition of BOOJ! This news is followed by a whole rebranding…
What Impact Will the New Tax Code Have on Home Values?
Every month, CoreLogic releases its Home Price Insights Report. In that report, they forecast where they believe residential real estate prices will be in twelve months. Below is a map, broken down by state, reflecting how home values are forecasted to…
Looking Ahead to the 2018 Real Estate Market
Each year I take time to review what has happened during the year and to look forward to predicting what is in store for real estate. Below are my predictions for the 2018 real estate market, based on data that…