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2008 vs. Now: Are Owners Using Their Homes as ATMs Again?

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"2008$ Over the last six years, we have experienced strong price appreciation which has increased home equity levels dramatically. As the number of “cash-out” refinances begins to approach numbers last seen during the crash, some are afraid that we may be repeating last decade’s mistake. However, a closer look at the numbers shows that homeowners are […]

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Home Prices Up 6.34% Across the Country! [INFOGRAPHIC]

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Infographics, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing / Ajeenah Crittendon

Some Highlights:

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently released their latest Quarterly Home Price Index report.
In the report, home prices are compared both regionally and by state.
Based on the latest numbers, if you plan on relocating…

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Further Proof It’s NOT 2008 All Over Again

For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"Further$ Home sales numbers are leveling off, the rate of price appreciation has slowed to more historically normal averages, and inventory is finally increasing. We are headed into a more normal housing market. However, some are seeing these adjustments as red flags and are suggesting that we are headed back to the same challenges we experienced […]

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24% of Renters Believe Winter is the Best Time to Buy a Home

For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"24%$ In real estate, the spring is often seen as the ideal time to buy or sell a house. The term “Spring Buyer’s Season” exists for a reason, as renters and those looking to move on from their current home thaw out from the winter and hit the market ready to buy. According to Bank of […]

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The #1 Reason to Not Wait Until Spring to Sell Your House

For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Selling Myths / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"The$ Many sellers believe that spring is the best time to place their homes on the market because buyer demand traditionally increases at that time of year, but what they don’t realize is that if every homeowner believes the same thing, then that is when they will have the most competition! The #1 Reason to List […]

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Existing Home Sales Slowed by a Lack of Listings [INFOGRAPHIC]

For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Infographics / Ajeenah Crittendon

Some Highlights:

Existing home sales are currently at an annual pace of 5.22 million, which is up 1.4% over last month. This reverses the six-month trend of dips in sales every month.
The inventory of existing homes is still below the 6-month supply…

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7 Reasons to List Your House For Sale This Holiday Season

For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"7$ Every year at this time there are many homeowners who decide to wait until after the holidays to list their homes for the first time, while others who already have their homes on the market decide to take them off until after the holidays. Here are seven great reasons not to wait: Relocation buyers are […]

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Home Sellers in Q3 Netted $61K at Resale

For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"Home$ According to a recent report by ATTOM Data Solutions, home sellers who sold their homes in the third quarter of 2018 benefited from rising home prices and netted an average of $61,232. This is the highest average price gain since the second quarter of 2007 and represents a 32% return on the original purchase prices. […]

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Are Homeowners Renovating to Sell or to Stay?

For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Selling Myths / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"Are$ Over the past few years, two trends have emerged in the housing market: Home renovations have shot up Inventory of homes available for sale on the market has dropped A ‘normal’ housing market is defined by having a 6-month supply of homes for sale. According to the latest Existing Home Sales Report from the National […]

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How to Honor a Veteran Today and Everyday

For Buyers, For Sellers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"How$ One hundred years ago, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we marked the end of the “war to end all wars.” That day, which was to be observed annually on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, became known as Armistice Day and then, later on, became Veterans Day. […]

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