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Why Are So Few Homes for Sale?

For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers / By Corinne Geiger

There is no doubt that the largest challenge in today’s housing market is a lack of housing inventory for sale. This challenge has been defined as an “overwhelming lack of supply,” and even a “straight up inventory crisis.” First American just released the results of a survey which sheds light on the reasons for the […]

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More Americans Say Now is a Good Time to Sell!

For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing / By Corinne Geiger

Recently released data from Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey revealed that rising home prices were the catalyst behind an eight-point jump in the net percentage of respondents who say now is a good time to sell. The index is now 21 points higher than it was this time last year. Overall, 62% of Americans surveyed […]

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5 Reasons to Sell This Fall

For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers / By Corinne Geiger

Here are five reasons listing your home for sale this fall makes sense. 1. Demand Is Strong The latest Buyer Traffic Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that buyer demand remains very strong throughout the vast majority of the country. These buyers are ready, willing, and able to purchase… and are in the market right […]

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Top 5 Reasons Why Millennials Choose to Buy [INFOGRAPHIC]

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Infographics, Millennials / By Corinne Geiger

Some Highlights:

“The majority of millennials said they consider owning a home more sensible than renting for both financial and lifestyle reasons — including control of living space, flexibility in future decisions, privacy and security, and living in a nice home.”
The top reason millennials choose to buy is to have control over their living space, at 93%.
Many millennials who rent a home or apartment prior to buying their own homes dream of the day that they will be able to paint the walls whatever color they’d like, or renovate an outdated part of their living space.

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Report: Homeownership Is a Precondition of the American Dream

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Millennials, Move-Up Buyers / By Corinne Geiger

Hearth just released their 2017 State of the American Dream report which showed that Americans still see homeownership as an integral piece of the American Dream. The report confirmed that “all generations–including millennials–agree homeownership is very important to achieving the American Dream.” Americans ranked “owning a home I love” higher than any other options (including […]

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Happily Ever Homeowner

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers / By Corinne Geiger

Married couples once again dominated the first-time homebuyer statistics last year at 66% of all buyers, according to the most recent Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers. It is no surprise that having two incomes to save for down payments and contribute to monthly housing costs makes buying a home more attainable. Many couples are […]

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Looking for Your Dream Home? Know What You Want vs. What You Need

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers / By Corinne Geiger

In this day and age of being able to shop for anything anywhere, it is really important to know what you’re looking for when you start your home search. If you’ve been thinking about buying a home of your own for some time now, you’ve probably come up with a list of things that you’d […]

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4 Reasons to Buy a Home This Fall!

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers / By Corinne Geiger

Here are four great reasons to consider buying a home today, instead of waiting. 1. Prices Will Continue to Rise CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Index reports that home prices have appreciated by 6.7% over the last 12 months. The same report predicts that prices will continue to increase at a rate of 5.0% over the next year. The […]

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How Supply and Demand Impacts Real Estate Home Values [INFOGRAPHIC]

For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Infographics / By Corinne Geiger

Some Highlights:

The concept of supply & demand is a simple one. The best time to sell something is when the supply of that item is low & the demand for that item is high!
Anything under a 6-month supply is a seller’s market!
Nationally, there has not been a 6-months inventory supply since August 2012!
Inventory levels differ depending on the area of the country and price range, so let’s get together to discuss the exact market conditions in our area.

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America Needs Your House!!

For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers / By Corinne Geiger

The biggest challenge in today’s real estate market is a lack of housing inventory. How big of a challenge is the housing shortage? Here are what four industry economists are saying on the issue (emphases added): Mark Fleming, First American’s Chief Economist “The underlying fundamental issue is an overwhelming lack of supply… The supply of […]