Category: For Buyers

Why You May Want To Start Your Home Search Today

First Time Home Buyers / For Buyers / Housing Market Updates / Move-Up Buyers

Why You May Want To Start Your Home Search Today

If you’re thinking about buying a home, you likely have a lot of factors on your mind. You’re weighing your own needs against higher mortgage rates, today’s home prices, and more to try to decide if you want to jump into the market. While some buyers may wait things out,...

Why Today’s Housing Inventory Proves the Market Isn’t Headed for a Crash

Buying Myths / For Buyers / For Sellers / Housing Market Updates / Selling Myths

Why Today’s Housing Inventory Proves the Market Isn’t Headed for a Crash

Whether or not you owned a home in 2008, you likely remember the housing crash that took place back then. And news about an economic slowdown happening today may bring all those concerns back to the surface. While those feelings are understandable, data can help reassure you the situation today...

3 Tips for Buying a Home Today

Buying Myths / First Time Home Buyers / For Buyers / Interest Rates / Move-Up Buyers / Pricing

3 Tips for Buying a Home Today

If you put off your home search at any point over the past two years, you may want to consider picking it back up based on today’s housing market conditions. Recent data shows the supply of homes for sale is increasing, giving buyers like you additional options. But it’s important...

Experts Increase 2022 Home Price Projections

For Buyers / For Sellers / Housing Market Updates / Pricing

Experts Increase 2022 Home Price Projections

If 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 of them also actually increased...

What Would a Recession Mean for the Housing Market?

For Buyers / For Sellers / Housing Market Updates / Interest Rates / Pricing

What Would a Recession Mean for the Housing Market?

According to a recent survey from the Wall Street Journal, the percentage of economists who believe we’ll see a recession in the next 12 months is growing. When surveyed in July 2021, only 12% of economists consulted thought there’d be a recession by now. But this July, when polled, 49%...

The U.S. Homeownership Rate Is Growing

First Time Home Buyers / For Buyers / Housing Market Updates / Rent vs. Buy

The U.S. Homeownership Rate Is Growing

The desire to own a home is still strong today. In fact, according to the Census, the U.S. homeownership rate is on the rise. To illustrate the increase, the graph below shows the homeownership rate over the last year: That data shows more than half of the U.S. population live...

Why Experts Say the Housing Market Won’t Crash [INFOGRAPHIC]

For Buyers / For Sellers / Housing Market Updates / Infographics

Why Experts Say the Housing Market Won’t Crash [INFOGRAPHIC]

Some Highlights Many people remember the housing crash in 2008, but experts say today’s market is fundamentally different in many ways. First, there isn’t an oversupply of homes for sale today. Plus, lending standards are much tighter, and homeowners have record levels of equity. That means signs say there won’t...

What Does the Rest of the Year Hold for Home Prices?

For Buyers / For Sellers / Housing Market Updates / Pricing

What Does the Rest of the Year Hold for Home Prices?

Whether you’re a potential homebuyer, seller, or both, you probably want to know: will home prices fall this year? Let’s break down what’s happening with home prices, where experts say they’re headed, and why this matters for your homeownership goals. Last Year’s Rapid Home Price Growth Wasn’t the Norm In...

Is the Shifting Market a Challenge or an Opportunity for Homebuyers?

First Time Home Buyers / For Buyers / Housing Market Updates / Move-Up Buyers

Is the Shifting Market a Challenge or an Opportunity for Homebuyers?

If you tried to buy a home during the pandemic, you know the limited supply of homes for sale was a considerable challenge. It created intense bidding wars which drove home prices up as buyers competed with one another to be the winning offer. But what was once your greatest...