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Why It Makes Sense To Move Before Spring
Spring is usually the busiest season in the housing market. Many buyers wait until then to make their move, believing it’s the best time to find a home. However, that isn’t always the case when you factor in the competition you could face with other buyers at that time of year. If you’re ready to... Read More
Have Home Values Hit Bottom?
Whether you’re already a homeowner or you’re looking to become one, the recent headlines about home prices may leave you with more questions than answers. News stories are talking about home prices falling, and that’s raising concerns about a repeat of what happened to prices in the crash in 2008. One of the questions that’s on many minds, based on... Read More
What Experts Are Saying About the 2023 Housing Market
If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home soon, you probably want to know what you can expect from the housing market this year. In 2022, the market underwent a major shift as economic uncertainty and higher mortgage rates reduced buyer demand, slowed the pace of home sales, and moderated home prices. But what about 2023? An article from HousingWire offers this... Read More
Did Your Dream Home Just Come on the Market?
For the first time in a long time, the number of newly listed homes is beginning to rise. In their latest monthly release, realtor.com reveals the number of existing homes entering the market has increased for two months in a row (this comes after six months of declines). Here’s a graph showing the monthly new listings going back... Read More
Key Factors That Impact Affordability Today
You can’t read an article about residential real estate without the author mentioning the affordability challenges that today’s buyers face. There’s no doubt homes are less affordable today than they were over the last two years, but that doesn’t mean homes are now unaffordable. There are three measures used to establish home affordability: home prices,... Read More
Una clave para crear riqueza es la propiedad de la vivienda
El vínculo entre la seguridad financiera y la propiedad de la vivienda es especialmente importante hoy a medida que aumenta la inflación. Pero es posible que muchas personas no se den cuenta de cuánto contribuye ser propietario de una casa a su patrimonio neto general. Como dice Leslie Rouda Smith, Presidenta de la Asociación Nacional de Realtors (NAR por sus siglas... Read More
La mejor semana para poner su casa a la venta está a la vuelta de la esquina
¿Está pensando en vender su casa? Si es así, posiblemente debería hacer que sea una prioridad comenzar el proceso pronto. Según realtor.com, el punto óptimo para los vendedores está a la vuelta de la esquina. En un estudio reciente, los expertos analizaron las tendencias del mercado de la vivienda observando los datos de los últimos años (excluyendo 2020,... Read More
¿Qué está pasando con las tasas hipotecarias y a dónde irán?
Según la encuesta ‘Primary Mortgage Market’ de Freddie Mac, el promedio de la tasa hipotecaria fija a 30 años ha aumentado un 1.2 % (3.22 % a 4.42 %) desde enero de este año. La tasa aumentó más de un cuarto de punto solo en una semana. Aquí hay una Ilustración para mostrar cómo el movimiento de... Read More
The Best Week To List Your House Is Just Around the Corner
Are you thinking about selling your house? If so, you may want to make it a priority to start the process soon. According to realtor.com, the sweet spot for sellers is just around the corner. In a recent study, experts analyzed housing market trends by looking at data from the past several years (excluding 2020, since it was... Read More
What’s Happening with Mortgage Rates, and Where Will They Go from Here?
Based on the Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has increased by 1.2% (3.22% to 4.42%) since January of this year. The rate jumped by more than a quarter of a point from just a week ago. Here’s a visual to show how mortgage rate movement throughout 2021 was steady compared to... Read More