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Access: An Important Factor in Getting Your House SOLD!

For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"Access:$ So, you’ve decided to sell your house. You’ve hired a real estate professional to help you through the entire process, and they have asked you what level of access you want to provide to your potential buyers. There are four elements to a quality listing. At the top of the list is Access, followed by […]

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5 Ways Tax Reform Has Impacted the 2018 Housing Market

$\"5$ Starting late last year, some predicted that the 2018 tax changes would cripple the housing market. Headlines warned of the potential for double-digit price depreciation and suggested that buyer demand could drop like a rock. There was even sentiment that homeownership could lose its coveted status as a major component of the American Dream. Now […]

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Real Estate Tops Best Investment Poll for 5th Year Running

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Rent vs. Buy / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"Real$ Every year, Gallup surveys Americans to determine their choice for the best long-term investment. Respondents are given a choice between real estate, stocks/mutual funds, gold, savings accounts/CDs, or bonds. For the fifth year in a row, real estate has come out on top as the best long-term investment! This year’s results showed that 34% of […]

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What If I Wait Until Next Year to Buy a Home?

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

$\"What$ We recently shared that national home prices have increased by 6.7% year-over-year. Over that same time period, interest rates have remained historically low which has allowed many buyers to enter the market. As a seller, you will likely be most concerned about ‘short-term price’ – where home values are headed over the next six months. As a buyer, […]

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50% of Homes Sold in 30 Days in March [INFOGRAPHIC]

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

Some Highlights:

The National Association of REALTORS® recently surveyed their members for their Confidence Index.
The REALTORS® Confidence Index is a key indicator of housing market strength based on a monthly survey sent to over 50,000 real estat…

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4 Reasons Why Today’s Housing Market is NOT 2006 All Over Again

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

$\"4$ With home prices rising again this year, some are concerned that we may be repeating the 2006 housing bubble that caused families so much pain when it collapsed. Today’s market is quite different than the bubble market of twelve years ago. There are four key metrics that explain why: Home Prices Mortgage Standards Mortgage Debt […]

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This Just In: Data Says May is the Best Month to Sell Your Home

For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"\"$ According to a newly released study by ATTOM Data Solutions, selling your home in the month of May will net you an average of 5.9% above estimated market value for your home. For the study, ATTOM performed an “analysis of 14.7 million home sales from 2011 to 2017” and found the average seller premium achieved […]

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How Much Has Your Home Increased in Value Over the Last Year?

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

$\"How$ Home values have risen dramatically over the last twelve months. In CoreLogic’s most recent Home Price Index Report, they revealed that national home prices have increased by 6.7% year-over-year. CoreLogic broke down appreciation even further into four price ranges, giving us a more detailed view than if we had simply looked at the year-over-year increases in national median […]

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Existing Home Sales Grow Despite Low Inventory [INFOGRAPHIC]

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

Some Highlights:

According to the latest Existing Home Sales Report from the National Association of Realtors, sales grew 1.1% in March to an annual pace of 5.60 million.
This is the strongest pace since November of 2017.
Inventory levels dropped ye…

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Thinking of Selling Your Home? Why You Need A Pro in Your Corner

For Sellers, FSBOs, Move-Up Buyers / Ajeenah Crittendon

$\"Thinking$ With home prices on the rise and buyer demand strong, some sellers may be tempted to try and sell their homes on their own (FSBO) without using the services of a real estate professional. Real estate agents are trained and experienced in negotiation and, in most cases, the seller is not. Sellers must realize that […]

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