Consider This Before Selling Your Second Home

Second homes became very popular during the pandemic because of the drastic rise in work-from-home flexibility.  Who the hell wouldn’t want to work from the beach?! Owning a second home allowed homeowners to spend more time in their favorite places or even to spread out from their spouse or other family members who were alsoContinue reading “Consider This Before Selling Your Second Home”

How to Know If Your Home Will Increase In Value

There are many different pieces to the home value puzzle, most of which are widely known.  However, there are lesser-known factors that can have a big impact on home value.  Let’s take a look at the top 3: Homebuyers feel very strongly about the education of their children or future children.  In a highly-rated schoolContinue reading “How to Know If Your Home Will Increase In Value”

Multigenerational Housing

While the trend of multigenerational living began long before the pandemic, the popularity of it has grown significantly during the past couple years as families have been forced to reevaluate how to care for themselves and their loved ones. We Americans tend to be outliers when it comes to multigenerational living.  Here in America weContinue reading “Multigenerational Housing”

Are You Stuck in the 2023 Rental Trap?

As a renter, you have a tough choice to face each year: renew your current lease, start a new one, or buy a home.  In the past year, current and new renters have seen their rent increase, sometimes a jaw dropping increase like 20%.  So if you are considering renting as an option in 2023,Continue reading “Are You Stuck in the 2023 Rental Trap?”

No, Foreclosures Aren’t Coming Back

Yes, there has been a shift in the market over the past several months, which has raised concerns that we are destined for a repeat of the crash we saw in 2008.  But the reality is there are a few major differences between what is happening today and the bubble of the early 2000s. TheContinue reading “No, Foreclosures Aren’t Coming Back”

Advantages of Buying a Home in the Current Market

Buying a home in any market, at any time is a very personal decision.  The best way to make that decision is by educating yourself on the facts, working with a trusted professional, and not following the sensationalized headlines in the news daily. My team and I only deal in facts and bring an educationalContinue reading “Advantages of Buying a Home in the Current Market”

Why Some Flippers are Losing Now…

In 2022, mortgage rates hit 7%, which put a major strain on housing affordability and further priced buyers out of the market.  All the while inflation continued to drive up labor costs, sending costs for home renovations and new builds up and up.  This is a perfect recipe for disaster for home flippers. Just likeContinue reading “Why Some Flippers are Losing Now…”

The Three Biggest Mistakes I See Young Buyers Making

First-time homebuyers are, on average, 33 years old.  Generally, the average age of homebuyers is 47.  Not only has the average age changed, but the home-buying process as a whole has changed not only with the invention of the internet, but then even more so when the pandemic pushed everything more digital. I’ve been inContinue reading “The Three Biggest Mistakes I See Young Buyers Making”

My Message to Home Builders

Although the U.S. has been in a decades-long housing shortage, we have also found ourselves in a time where homebuilders across the country are pulling back on development.  What?  How can both things be true?  Stay with me here. This riddle is at the heart of the boom-bust nature of the housing market.  With changingContinue reading “My Message to Home Builders”

How Zillow Lost $380,000,000

Most homeowners wonder from time to time what they could get for their home.  Even if you aren’t actively looking to sell, it’s natural to wonder what the value of your home sits at.  Chances are you’ve looked online at Zillow to see what your homes Zestimate is.  Basically, it’s an algorithm-fueled pricing tool thatContinue reading “How Zillow Lost $380,000,000”