What Buyers Need To Know About the Inventory of Homes Available for Sale

If you’re thinking about buying a home, you’re likely trying to juggle your needs, current mortgage rates, home prices, your schedule, and more to try to decide if you want to jump into the market. If this sounds like you, here’s one key factor that could help you with your decision: there are more homes for sale today … Continue reading What Buyers Need To Know About the Inventory of Homes Available for Sale

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: “. . . while prospective home sellers may lament that … Continue reading What Homeowners Want To Know About Selling in Today’s Market

Mortgage Rates Will Come Down, It’s Just a Matter of Time

This past year, rising mortgage rates have slowed the red-hot housing market. Over the past nine months, we’ve seen fewer homes sold than the previous month as home price growth has slowed. All of this is due to the fact that the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has doubled this year, severely limiting homebuying power for … Continue reading Mortgage Rates Will Come Down, It’s Just a Matter of Time

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 what buyers are looking for and how to highlight any … Continue reading Should You Update Your House Before You Sell? Ask a Real Estate Professional. [INFOGRAPHIC]

More People Are Finding the Benefits of Multigenerational Households Today!

If you’re thinking of buying a home and living with siblings, parents, or grandparents, then multigenerational living may be for you. The Pew Research Center defines a multigenerational household as a home with two or more adult generations. And the number of individuals choosing multigenerational living has increased over the past 50 years. As you consider this … Continue reading More People Are Finding the Benefits of Multigenerational Households Today!

Foreigners Will No Longer Be Able To Buy Houses In New Zealand

In an effort to make properties more affordable for their citizens, New Zealand will ban foreigners from buying existing homes starting early next year, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's statement during a press conference in Wellington on Tuesday. “We are determined to make it easier for Kiwis to buy their first home, so we … Continue reading Foreigners Will No Longer Be Able To Buy Houses In New Zealand

7 Exterior Home Improvements That Increase Resale Value

Curb appeal is everything when it comes to selling your home, 71 percent of prospective home buyers say that a home’s curb appeal is an important factor in their buying decision. Here are seven exterior home improvements that can increase resale value and help sell your home even faster: Replace Your Front Door: A standard … Continue reading 7 Exterior Home Improvements That Increase Resale Value

This Is How Much Walkability Influences Real Estate Prices In Boston

No surprise here. A new report found that an increase of one Walk Score point can increase the price of home in the Boston area by $3,937 or 1.21 percent! Basically, the more walkable the address is to amenities like parks and shops and transportation, the better its walk score and the higher its price. … Continue reading This Is How Much Walkability Influences Real Estate Prices In Boston

Home Maintenance Skills Every Homeowner Should Learn

As we all know houses require upkeep, and unless you’re fine paying tons of money to the repair services you’ll have on speed dial, it pays to master a few home maintenance skills yourself! Here are the basic every homeowner should master: 1. Hanging frames Bare walls don’t make for a cozy home, andeven though installing picture hooks … Continue reading Home Maintenance Skills Every Homeowner Should Learn