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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”

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”

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”

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?”

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”

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…”

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”

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”