Could Rising Home Prices Impact Your Net Worth?
By Hadley Ott in Buying A Home, Financing & Lending Information, Investment Information, Selling A Home, Tips For Homeowners onRead moreLearn how to determine your current net worth and how an investment in real estate can help improve your bottom line. Among its many impacts, COVID-19 has had a pronounced effect on the housing market. Low home inventory and high buyer demand have driven home prices to an all-time high.1 This has given an unexpected financial boost to many homeowners
Finding a New Home for Your Next Stage of Life
Read moreImagine the first place you lived as a young adult. Now imagine trying to fit your life today into that space. Not pretty, right? For most of us, our housing needs are cyclical.1 A newly independent adult can find freedom and flexibility in even a tiny apartment. That same space, to a growing family, would feel stifling. For empty nesters,
Can I Buy or Sell a Home Without a Real Estate Agent?
Read moreToday’s real estate market is one of the fastest-moving in recent memory. With record-low inventory in many market segments, we’re seeing multiple offers—and sometimes even bidding wars—for homes in the most sought-after neighborhoods. This has led some sellers to question the need for an agent. After all, why spend money on a listing agent when it seems that you can
Is the Real Estate Market Going to Crash?
Read moreWhile many areas of the economy have contracted, the housing market has stayed remarkably strong. But can the good news last? When COVID-related shutdowns began in March, real estate brokers and clients scrambled to respond to the shift. Record-low interest rates caused some lenders to call a halt to new underwriting, and homeowners debated whether or not to put their
5 Inspiring Home Design and Remodeling Trends for 2021
Read more5 Inspiring Home Design and Remodeling Trends for 2021 We’ve all spent a lot more time at home over the past year. And for many of us, our homes have become our office, our classroom, our gym—and most importantly, our safe haven during times of uncertainty. So it’s no surprise to see that design trends for 2021 revolve around soothing
Potential Trouble with Audio/Video Recording While Selling Your Home
Read moreThere is a lot of buzz about audio and video recording when touring a home in today’s market. So many homes have interior and exterior cameras for security purposes, but when it comes to buyers touring homes – the recordings have other implications. The big question here – aside from home security purposes is “should they be used as a