Category: For Sellers

Your House Could Be the #1 Item on a Homebuyer’s Wish List During the Holidays

For Sellers / Housing Market Updates / Millennials

Your House Could Be the #1 Item on a Homebuyer’s Wish List During the Holidays

Each year, homeowners planning to make a move are faced with a decision: sell their house during the holidays or wait. And others who have already listed their homes may think about removing their listings and waiting until the new year to go back on the market. The truth is...

What Homeowners Want To Know About Selling in Today’s Market

For Sellers / Housing Market Updates / Move-Up Buyers / Selling Myths

What Homeowners Want To Know About Selling in Today’s Market

If you’re thinking about selling your house, you’re likely hearing about the cooling housing market and wondering what that means for you. While it’s not the peak intensity we saw during the pandemic, we’re still in a sellers’ market. That means you haven’t missed your window. Realtor.com explains: “. ....

Should You Update Your House Before You Sell? Ask a Real Estate Professional. [INFOGRAPHIC]

For Sellers / Housing Market Updates / Infographics / Selling Myths

Should You Update Your House Before You Sell? Ask a Real Estate Professional. [INFOGRAPHIC]

Some Highlights You may be wondering what needs to be renovated before you sell your house. In today’s shifting market, making your house appealing is more important than ever. That’s why it’s essential to lean on a real estate professional who has in-depth knowledge of today’s housing market. They know...

Home Equity: A Source of Strength for Homeowners Today

For Sellers / Foreclosures / Housing Market Updates

Home Equity: A Source of Strength for Homeowners Today

Experts agree there’s no chance of a large-scale foreclosure crisis like we saw back in 2008, and that’s good news for the housing market. As Mark Fleming, Chief Economist at First American, says: “. . . don’t expect a housing bust like the mid-2000s, as lending standards in this housing...

What’s Ahead for Mortgage Rates and Home Prices?

First Time Home Buyers / For Buyers / For Sellers / Housing Market Updates / Interest Rates / Move-Up Buyers / Pricing

What’s Ahead for Mortgage Rates and Home Prices?

Now that the end of 2022 is within sight, you may be wondering what’s going to happen in the housing market next year and what that may mean if you’re thinking about buying a home. Here’s a look at the latest expert insights on both mortgage rates and home prices...

Millennials Are Still a Driving Force of Today’s Buyer Demand

Demographics / For Sellers / Housing Market Updates / Millennials

Millennials Are Still a Driving Force of Today’s Buyer Demand

If you’re thinking about selling your house but wondering if buyers are still out there, know that there are still people who are searching for a home to buy today. And your house may be exactly what they’re looking for. While the millennial generation has been dubbed the renter generation,...

3 Graphs Showing Why Today’s Housing Market Isn’t Like 2008

For Buyers / For Sellers / Foreclosures / Housing Market Updates / Pricing

3 Graphs Showing Why Today’s Housing Market Isn’t Like 2008

With all the headlines and talk in the media about the shift in the housing market, you might be thinking this is a housing bubble. It’s only natural for those thoughts to creep in that make you think it could be a repeat of what took place in 2008. But...

What Happens to Housing when There’s a Recession?

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

What Happens to Housing when There’s a Recession?

Since the 2008 housing bubble burst, the word recession strikes a stronger emotional chord than it ever did before. And while there’s some debate around whether we’re officially in a recession right now, the good news is experts say a recession today would likely be mild and the economy would...