The National Association of Realtors announced a change in how REALTORS are compensated that could significantly impact the real estate landscape as you know it. Understanding how these changes impact you as a homebuyer and/or as a real estate agent is important for...
In the midst of today’s real estate environment, the dream of owning a home seems more challenging than ever, largely due to a notable shortage of available homes. With concerns about high interest rates and memories of past financial uncertainties, many are...
If you’re waiting for mortgage rates to come down, you want to be paying attention to what is happening with inflation and the economy. Unfortunately, figuring out where the economy is heading in 2024 is not an easy task. We’ve been saying for a while that...
2024 Housing Forecast: What to Expect with Rates, Prices, and the Economy 2023 will go down as one of the worst years in recent memory for the housing market. It started with a continuation of negative trends from the end of 2022 and turned into the least affordable...
Over the past decade, homeownership costs have skyrocketed, posing affordability challenges amidst soaring home prices and high mortgage rates. Did you know that beyond mortgage payments, US homeowners spend an average additional $17,459 yearly? However, these...
Owning a home is a crucial part of finding financial freedom, but deciding when to make the move into homeownership is never an easy decision. That decision is especially hard today with home prices and mortgage rates at record highs. Buying a home now would likely...