Over the years, I have heard so many predictions about the real estate market that have never come true.  Case in point are the predictions that the 2019 real estate market would be a disaster.  Some experts even went so far as to believe that we might experience ...

For over a year now, the percentage of home appreciation on a year-over-year basis has decreased each month.  The question out there has been how far would annual appreciation fall in our area. Based on what I am seeing now, it seems that we are finally getting the answer ...

Have you been looking to upgrade your current home?  It looks like now is the perfect time to move up especially if you have been considering a premium or luxury home in our area.  A premium home is one that is priced at the top 25% of the ...

Over the years, I have written a lot about the benefits of home ownership. One benefit that always rises to the top is the added wealth homeowners gain simply by paying their mortgage while their home increases in value.

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently broke down the equity ...

Much has been written about the millennial generation and whether or not they, as a whole, believe in homeownership as part of attaining the American Dream.

Unlike generations before them, millennials have taken longer to obtain traditional milestones, such as getting married, starting a family and buying a home.  ...

Over the past few years, we have been in a strong seller’s market where bidding wars were common and expected.  A seller’s market is a market where the inventory of homes for sale cannot satisfy the number of buyers who want to purchase a home.

In some of the ...

Just like our clocks overnight Saturday, our local housing market will soon “Spring Forward”!  Similar to the tension in a spring, the lack of inventory available in our area has been holding back our local market.  

Many potential sellers in our area believe that waiting until spring is ...

Many potential home sellers believe that rising interest rates have scared away buyers and therefore have not listed their property for sale yet.  But, the truth is that buyers who were unable to find a home last year are out in force, and there are more coming.

Nerd Wallet’s ...

One of the biggest challenges sellers face when getting their house ready to go on the market is decluttering.  Clearing out some of your more personal decorating choices allows buyers to imagine themselves living in the house.

Those homeowners who plan on selling their house this year may want ...

The price for residential real estate, like the price of most items, is determined by the theory of “Supply and Demand”.  If many people are looking to buy real estate and the supply of real estate is limited, the price of real estate increases.

The supply of homes for ...