Whether you’re thinking about buying or selling a home, there’s fantastic news to report as the spring selling season approaches. Slowing sales and growing inventories benefit buyers while record prices benefit sellers, in accordance with data in this month’s RE/MAX National Housing Report. “Trends of five months or more often indicate significant shifts, and the … » Learn More about Fantastic News for Sellers and Buyers
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Simplify
While we head into week two of our Stop the Madness theme, we would like to discuss simplifying – at home and in life. If you remove stuff mentally and physically, you allow room for new things to enter. This is the right time to clean out your closets, cabinets, and garage and donate 20-25% … » Learn More about Simplify
RE/MAX Will Make Miracles
When you ask a RE/MAX listing agent what’s special in regards to their home, they’ll obviously mention all of the upgrades, the community features, and its proximity to local hot-spots. But, they’ll also inform you how its sale will help impact the lives of children through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. What’s truly special about their … » Learn More about RE/MAX Will Make Miracles
FBI opens Miami task force
The FBI wants to clamp down on foreign corruption with a new task force in Miami, a city that’s long served as a gateway for illicit money laundering. The squad will focus on Miami and on international corruption in South America, as reported by the Associated Press. The FBI stated it often finds people hiding … » Learn More about FBI opens Miami task force
Prices Continue to Control the Market
Six straight months of declining home sales have ended in one of the largest year-over-year inventory increases in a minimum of 10 years, as reported by the latest RE/MAX National Housing Report. Prices Continue to Control the Housing Market What does that mean to the average home-buyer and seller? If you’re a buyer, … » Learn More about Prices Continue to Control the Market
National Housing Report-February 2019
The February 2019 housing report uses the numbers for January 2019. Declining Sales, Growing Inventory Continue to Move in Direction of Buyer’s Market, in accordance with the February RE/MAX National Housing Report that analyzes housing data in 54* metro areas. February 2019 RE/MAX National Housing Report Riding two trends—declining sales and growing inventory— … » Learn More about National Housing Report-February 2019
3 Common Errors When Purchasing
First-time buyers have discovered the housing market difficult to break into. Typically, they will submit 3.8 offers before their offer is accepted, which is greater than the 2.5 offers that repeat buyers typically make, as outlined by a new survey of about 2,000 U.S. adults from NerdWallet, a personal finance website. Furthermore, 56% of first-time … » Learn More about 3 Common Errors When Purchasing
Design Styles Have Become Warmer
Home interiors are softening up with lighter neutrals as well as more casually designed modern spaces, as reported by PulteGroup’s in-house team of interior designers that furnish model homes nationwide. Spring Home Design Styles Have Become Warmer “Much like a change to spring weather, warm natural elements are brightening up homes this season, in … » Learn More about Design Styles Have Become Warmer
Homeowners 8% Wealthier
Home equity continued to improve in the fourth quarter of 2018, with a lot of homeowners profiting over rising home values. U.S. homeowners having a mortgage saw their equity rise by 8.1% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2018, as outlined by CoreLogic’s Home Equity Report, released Thursday. Homeowners 8% Wealthier In the … » Learn More about Homeowners 8% Wealthier
Survey discovers economic fallout
The Federal Reserve says the U.S. economy was expanding in January and February, but half the nation was seeing fallout from the 35-day partial government shutdown. Some manufacturers expressed worries about weakening global sales of their products and consequences from President Donald Trump’s trade policies. Fed survey discovers economic fallout from shutdown and tariffs … » Learn More about Survey discovers economic fallout