Newsletter Are You Hesitant to Sell Your House? Are you hesitant to sell your house because you’re worried no one’s buying with rates and prices where they are right now? Here’s some perspective that can help. The market actually isn’t at a standstill. While there weren’t as many sales last year as there’d be in a normal market, roughly 4.15 million homes still sold (not […]
Newsletter Get Ready To Buy a Home in 2025 Getting Ready to buy a home 2025 Get Ready To Buy a Home in 2025 Some Highlights If buying a home is on your goal sheet this year, here’s how to make it happen. Focus on improving your credit, planning for your down payment, getting pre-approved, and prioritizing your wish list. But first, let’s connect so you […]
Newsletter Simple Steps to Help you Save For Your First HOME Simple Steps to Help You Save Simple Steps To Help You Save for Your First Home Tuesday December 31st, 2024 For Buyers, First-Time Buyers, Buying Tips Turning a dream into reality starts with one thing: a plan. And if buying your first home is on your list of goals, now’s the perfect time to put a plan in […]
Newsletter Struggling to sell your House? Struggling To Sell Your House? Read This. When you sell your house, ideally, you want it to go something like this: your house sells for top dollar, you get it sold quickly, and it all goes down without a hitch. But what many people don’t realize is that even in today’s market where there are […]
Newsletter What Will it Take for Home Prices to Come Down See why Supply and Demand is driving and has been driving prices and availability and how do the builders play a role in what is happening in the market. Call me today with any questions you have about the local market and how you may fit into it.. 785.207.5464 What Will It Take for Prices […]
Newsletter Should you sell your house “AS IS” Should You Sell Your House As-Is or Make Repairs? Monday December 2nd, 2024 For Sellers, Selling Tips A recent study from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows most sellers (61%) completed at least minor repairs when selling their house. But sometimes life gets in the way and that’s just not possible. Maybe that’s why, 39% of sellers chose to sell as-is instead (see chart […]
Uncategorized How Co-Buying a Home Helps with Affordability How Co-Buying a Home Helps with Affordability Today Buying a home in today’s market can feel like an uphill battle – especially with home prices and mortgage rates putting pressure on your budget. If you’re feeling stuck, co-buying could be one way to help you get your foot in the door. Freddie Mac says: “If you are an aspiring homeowner, buying a […]
Uncategorized What’s Behind Today’s Mortgage Rate Volatility? Why so much Market Volatility?? What’s Behind Today’s Mortgage Rate Volatility? Wednesday November 20th, 2024 Mortgage Rates, Agent Value, Economy If you’ve been keeping an eye on mortgage rates lately, you might feel like you’re on a roller coaster ride. One day rates are up; the next they dip down a bit. So, what’s driving this constant change? […]
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Market Statistics Market Monday: What you really need to know about home prices! What You Really Need To Know About Home Prices According to recent data from Fannie Mae, almost 1 in 4 people still think home prices are going to come down. If you’re one of the people worried about that, here’s what you need to know. A lot of that fear is probably coming from what you’re hearing in […]
Newsletter Monday Morning Coffee 4.1.24. Market updates and Some DID YOU KNOW?? The housing market appears to be picking up. The National Association of Realtors says existing home sales surprised everyone with a 9.5% gain in February, the biggest in a year, following a healthy January increase. Inventories are up more than 10% the past year. Plus, more new homes are on the way, as housing starts went up more than […]
Newsletter Monday Morning Coffee 3.18.24 Real Estate News and Story Buyers are back. The Mortgage Bankers Association reports applications for purchase mortgages, down for more than a month, jumped 11% over the prior week. Even refinance applications were up 8% for the same period. Sellers are back too. Realtor.com says “The first couple of months of 2024 have proven to be positive for inventory levels, as the […]
Newsletter Monday Morning Coffee – Real Estate News and Story January home sales for new single-family homes rose for the second month in a row and are up from a year ago. Good news for buyers, the median sale price is down from its 2022 peak and supply is up 160% from its 2022 bottom. But more homes are on the way. Spending on residential construction in January was […]
Newsletter Monday Morning Coffee – 3/4/24 Real Estate NEWS and Stories Sales of resale homes in January scored a 3.1% gain over December. The National Association of Realtors saw this as “the start of more supply and demand,” with total inventory up 2.0% from December and 3.1% from a year ago. Altos Research reports that just under 50,000 new listings came onto the market last week, 16% more […]
Newsletter Monday Morning Coffee 2.26.24 Real Estate NEWS and STORIES The Mortgage Bankers Association reports that mortgage loan applications for new homes rocketed up 19.1% from a year ago and 38% over December, the strongest January read the MBA has ever recorded. Also on the new homes front, single-family housing starts came in 22% higher and building permits nearly 36% higher than a year ago. In line with that, the builder […]
Newsletter Monday Morning Coffee 2.19.24 – Real Estate Stats and heart talk For the week ending February 3, Realtor.com reports a 12.2% rise in active for-sale inventory, powered by a 12.8% boost in new listings, the biggest jump in nearly three years. In the latest National Housing Survey by FNMA, consumer housing sentiment rose to the highest level in nearly two years. Consumers are also more confident in […]
Newsletter Monday Morning Coffee – Real Estate News and Inspiration 2.12.24 Spending on residential construction in December went up 1.4% from November, with spending on single-family homes up a solid 1.6%. Spending is up 9.9% on single-families compared to December a year ago. The national S&P Case-Shiller Index reports home prices in November fell a tick, the first dip in 10 months, but they’re up 5.1% annually, and […]
Newsletter Monday Morning Coffee – Real Estate News Stories 2.6.24 Sales of new homes finished 2023 up 8.0% in December, 4.2% ahead of 2022, their first yearly gain since 2020. Good news for buyers, the median price of new homes sold has fallen 20.2% from its peak in 2022. The index of signed contracts on existing homes ended the year up 8.3% in December. The National Association […]
Newsletter Monday Morning Coffee – Your Real Estate News and Story Source Housing Starts were up a solid 7.6% compared to a year ago despite being off a bit during holiday-shortened December. The past year, single-family starts are up a very strong 15.8%, single-family permits up an impressive 32.9%. A report from Realtor.com shows that, compared to last year, the number of homes for sale in December was […]
Newsletter Monday Morning Coffee: Your News and Story Source The Mortgage Bankers Association reports demand for purchase loans was up 6% compared to the week before in the Real Estate world. Requests to refinance rocketed up 53% for the week and are now 17% ahead of a year ago. Realtor.com revealed that active listings moved up in December by nearly 5% year-over-year. They said the pickup […]