If you’re getting ready to retire, you may be thinking about downsizing your home. Having a large house makes sense when you’re raising kids, but once you reach your golden years, it usually makes sense to move into a smaller, more efficient condo. While downsizing may seem impossible, these six tips will help you reach […]
What is the Value of Your Home in Today’s Market? Three Key Tips for Assessing Value
If you’re thinking about putting the house on the market, or are simply curious about its value in the current economic atmosphere, it’s essential to get an honest assessment of the value of your home. An overly inflated figure won’t hold up and will only turn potential buyers away. It’s best to get a fair […]
Why the Terms of a Contract Can be Far More Important Than the Home’s Price
One of the most significant factors home buyers and sellers focus on when buying real estate is the negotiated sales price in the purchase contract. While the sales price is undeniably important, the fact is that other terms of a contract may have more far-reaching and significant effects on the transaction. In fact, with a […]
US Home Sales See Second Consecutive Month of Increases in May
One month of positive real estate sales is encouraging, but sometimes it can be a fluke. That’s why we’re always so thrilled when positive numbers one month carry over into the next month. And that’s just what we saw with the recent release of May sales numbers. According to a recent USA Today article, existing […]
Baby Boomers Setting New Trend on National Real Estate Market: All Cash Deals
As more Baby Boomers retire, real estate experts all across the United States are seeing more cash deals, according to a recent report from Bloomberg. Evidently, these Baby Boomers (defined as anyone born between 1946 and 1964) are opting to purchase their homes with all cash instead of taking out a mortgage. Experts credit this […]
Homes for Sale in Peyton’s Ridge near Hubert NC
If you are searching for a new home, then your search stops here. You will fall in love with the beautiful new construction here at the community of Peyton’s Ridge. From the moment you enter this neighborhood, you are greeted with beautiful water features and a lovely country setting. Peyton’s Ridge is located off of […]
Report: U.S. Home Sales Increase for the First time in 2014
Real estate experts all across the country were thrilled to hear the latest numbers on the national housing market recently. That’s because sales of existing U.S. homes showed a slight increase between March and April, reversing a 12-month trend in which home purchases had been dropping. This wasn’t the only good news that the National […]
US Home Prices Rose 11 Percent from Last Year, Report Shows
Frankly, it’s hard not to feel encouraged and optimistic about the real estate market these days. Everywhere you look, positive real estate trends are popping up, further emphasizing that the worst days of the economic recession are in the rear view mirror now. And here’s another recent nugget of good news: Home prices all across […]
Optimism About US Real Estate At Highest Level in 7 Years, Polls Show
The numbers don’t lie: Americans are growing increasingly confident about the overall health of the national real estate market, according to a recent report. Evidently, a recent Gallup poll showed that 56 percent of Americans expect average home prices in their area to increase, which is up 33 percent from just two years ago. And […]
Report: US Housing Market Needs More Available Homes for Sale
The national housing market is dealing with an issue of supply and demand right now and it’s impacting both buyers and sellers. Specifically, the national housing market has too few people selling their homes compared with the number of people who want to buy homes, according to a recent report from Standard & Poor’s/Case Shiller. […]