If you’re living on your own and looking to buy a home, know that you can make your dream a reality with thoughtful planning and the right team of experts. Research from Freddie Mac shows 28% of all households (36.1 million) are sole-person, and that number is growing. Over the past 40 years, the number of sole-person households has nearly doubled, and that’s a trend that’s expected to...
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Determining Asking Price According to the 2020 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, pricing a home competitively is one of the top three reasons why sellers hire REALTORS®. Pricing a home fairly and competitively requires both evergreen knowledge and a finger on the pulse of market trends. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented seller’s market, and some homeowners are pricing their...
Study: April is the best month to sell a home – more buyer interest, less competition, higher list prices and faster sales – and given market conditions right now that strongly favor sellers, there may never be a better time for homeowners to post a for-sale sign in their yard. SANTA CLARA – In today’s market, it seems as if it’s always a good time to sell a home because they’re selling...
The coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing financial crisis have caused immeasurable hardship and pain across the U.S. Paradoxically enough, the crisis has also served as a turbocharged shot to the housing market. Feverish buyers rushed into the market just as COVID-19-shy sellers pulled their homes off—forcing buyers into bidding wars and pushing prices up to new heights. Recession be damned. Now, as...