What Are the Housing Experts Saying About the Spring Market?
If you’re planning to move soon, you might be wondering if there’ll be more homes to choose from, where prices and mortgage rates are headed, and how to navigate today’s market. If so, here’s what the professionals are saying about what’s in store for…
Experts Predict a Turnaround in the Housing Market in 2023
The housing market has gone through a lot of change recently, and much of that was a result of how quickly mortgage rates rose last year. Now, as we move through 2023, there are signs things are finally going to turn around.…
Experts Raise Home Price Forecasts
f you’re wondering if home prices are going to come down due to the cooldown in the housing market or a potential recession, here’s what you need to know. Not only are experts forecasting home prices will continue to appreciate nationwide this year, but most…
Where the housing market is going in 2022 as told by leading forecast models
How much longer will this run last? After all, home price appreciation of 19.9%—a 12-month record set between Aug. 2020 and Aug. 2021—can’t be sustained forever.On the high end of the spectrum are Zillow and Goldman Sachs. Zillow projects home prices will rise 13.6% between Oct.…
Study: Homes prices in Seattle are expected to rise 18% over the next year
Many people have been asking me what I think will happen over the next year in real estate appreciation. I found this study insightful so I thought I’d share: Alec Regimbal, Seattle P-IAug. 23, 2021Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 2:08 p.m. Home prices…
Buying A Home Is Still Affordable
The last year has put emphasis on the importance of one’s home. As a result, some renters are making the jump into homeownership while some homeowners are re-evaluating their current house and considering a move to one that better fits…
What Is The #1 Financial Benefit of Homeownership?
There are many financial and non-financial benefits of homeownership, and the greatest financial one is wealth creation. Homeownership has always been the first rung on the ladder that leads to forming household wealth. As Freddie Mac explains: “Homeownership has cemented its role as…
Fall is the new spring in real estate!
I’ve had a couple of inquiries from people wondering about putting their home on the market in the Fall. Typically that is something that is less desirable over listing your home in Spring. Due to the Stay at Home Order…
Think This Is A Housing Crisis? Think Again
With all of the unanswered questions caused by COVID-19 and the economic slowdown we’re experiencing across the country today, many are asking if the housing market is in trouble. For those who remember 2008, it’s logical to ask that question.…
Recession? Yes. Housing Crash? No.
With over 90% of Americans now under a shelter-in-place order, many experts are warning that the American economy is heading toward a recession, if it’s not in one already. What does that mean to the residential real estate market? What…
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