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    Powerful Job Market Fuels Homebuyer Demand

    By Admin | May 26, 2023

    May 18, 2023For SellersHousing Market Updates The spring housing market has been surprisingly active this year. Even with affordability challenges and a limited number of homes for sale, buyer demand is strong, and getting stronger. One way we know there are interested buyers right now is because showing traffic is up. Data from the latest ShowingTime Showing Index, which is a measure... Read More

    5 Steps to Follow When Applying for Forbearance

    By Nathan Butterfield | May 23, 2023

    If you’re currently feeling the stress of affording your mortgage payment, or if you know someone who is, there’s still time to get help. For homeowners experiencing financial hardship this year, the CARES Act provides mortgage payment deferral options, creating much-needed relief in these challenging times. It’s important, however, to understand how forbearance works. It’s not automatic.... Read More

    The Worst Home Price Declines Are Behind Us

    By Nathan Butterfield | May 19, 2023

    May 16, 2023For BuyersFor SellersPricingHousing Market Updates If you’re following the news today, you may feel a bit unsure about what’s happening with home prices and fear whether or not the worst is yet to come. That’s because today’s headlines are painting an unnecessarily negative picture. Contrary to those headlines, home prices aren’t in a freefall. The latest data tells a... Read More

    Why Today’s Housing Market Is Not About To Crash

    By Nathan Butterfield | May 9, 2023

    There’s been some concern lately that the housing market is headed for a crash. And given some of the affordability challenges in the housing market, along with a lot of recession talk in the media, it’s easy enough to understand why that worry has come up. But the data clearly shows today’s market is very different than it was... Read More

    What Are the Experts Saying About the Spring Housing Market?

    By Nathan Butterfield | April 29, 2023

    April 25, 2023For BuyersFor SellersPricingInterest RatesHousing Market Updates The housing market’s been going through a lot of change lately, and there’s been uncertainty surrounding what will happen this spring. You may be wondering if more homes will go on the market, what’s next with home prices and mortgage rates, or what the best advice is for someone in... Read More

    What’s the Difference Between a Home Inspection and an Appraisal?

    By Nathan Butterfield | April 23, 2023

    If you’re planning to buy a home, an inspection is an important step in the process. It assesses the condition of the home before you finalize the transaction. It’s also a different step in the process from an appraisal, which is a professional evaluation of the market value of the home you’d like to buy. In... Read More

    Homebuyer Activity Shows Signs of Warming Up for Spring

    By Admin | April 10, 2023

    The spring season appears to be warming up in housing as more and more buyers enter the market. And after rising mortgage rates sidelined so many buyers last year, that’s a good sign for sellers. Realtor.com has the latest: “Spring is officially here, and like green shoots emerging from the bleak winter, new data suggests that more buyers are back in the... Read More

    Why Aren’t Home Prices Crashing?

    By Admin | April 7, 2023

    There have been a lot of shifts in the housing market recently. Mortgage rates rose dramatically last year, impacting many people’s ability to buy a home. And after several years of rapid price appreciation, home prices finally peaked last summer. These changes led to a rise in headlines saying prices would end up crashing. Even... Read More

    4 Key Tips for Selling Your House This Spring

    By Nathan Butterfield | March 29, 2023

    March 29, 2023For SellersHousing Market UpdatesSelling Myths Spring has arrived, and that means more and more people are getting their homes ready to sell. But with recent shifts in real estate, this year’s spring housing market will be different from the frenzy of the past several years. To sell your house quickly, without hassles, and for the... Read More

    What Buyer Activity Tells Us About the Housing Market

    By Nathan Butterfield | March 17, 2023

    March 16, 2023For SellersMove-Up BuyersSelling Myths Though the housing market is no longer experiencing the frenzy of a year ago, buyers are showing their interest in purchasing a home. According to U.S. News: “Housing markets have cooled slightly, but demand hasn’t disappeared, and in many places remains strong largely due to the shortage of homes on the market.”... Read More