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Summer Housing Outlook Gets Brighter
Post-Fourth Optimism for American Housing Market There haven’t been a lot of positives to write about regarding the housing market over the past few months (or more). Rates have pushed toward 7%, home values have ebbed and flowed, inventory ...
A Volatile Real Estate Summer
Uncertainty Can Lead to Opportunity (If You Know Where to Look) The most recent Fed meeting has created more volatility in the real estate market as mortgage rates ended slightly higher this week. What else is new? It seems that uncertainty...
Brace yourself…for the GOOD news…
That’s Right...Things Are Looking Up (Even if you’re skeptical) Over the past year or so, we’ve grown accustomed to viewing the real estate market with fear and trepidation. The market indicators and media have cast a bright light o...
Buyers Have Accepted 6% Rates as the “New Normal”
"Buyers have accepted 6% mortgage rates as the new normal." ~ Compass CEO Robert Reffkin, CNBC Watch CNBC Segment _____ Compass CEO Robert Reffkin's Thoughts on the Spring Market 01 | Buyers have accepted 6% mortg...
In Today’s Market, EVERY Day Matters
And Suddenly Everything Turned ǝpᴉsdn uʍop Banks Crash, Fed Hikes, Mortgage Rates Dip Last month we said, “Volatility is the Name of the Game.” But we had no idea it would be quite this volatile—or unpredictable. The ...
Volatility is the Name of the Game
This Market is for the Birds Make that hummingbirds. If you've ever watched a hummingbird at a nectar feeder port, you realize they never stay in one spot for long. They remain in the general vicinity, mind you, but they zip up, zip down, ...
IMPORTANT MARKET UPDATE: 6 Reasons Q4 ’22 Was the Bottom
Q1 may be the last time for buyers to negotiate against sellers It is both ironic and comforting to know that Compass CEO, Robert Reffkin, went on national news and outlined the reasons why the market is turning (see link below)—just two...
Is This the Time for Buyers?
The Best Opportunity For Buyers Is NOW The past year belonged to the sellers. They were positioned squarely in the driver’s seat, thanks primarily to limited inventory and rising home values. Of course, the rising month-over-month intere...