California Housing Market Will home prices rise or fall in the Golden State this year? It’s a complex market with buyers across the country trying to understand the demand/supply factors that drive it. Home prices have receded in many areas, but with FED rate cuts ahead and with more confidence in the US economy, it…
Residential Real Estate Market Outlook February Sees a Big Rebound for Housing March 21, 2024. Normally, a quiet month, February 2024 saw big increases in completed sales, listings, along with a slight rise in prices. It bodes well for this summer’s sales season as the FED indicates 75 basis points in interest rate cuts for 2024….
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Best Cities to Buy Real Estate in 2024 Looking for the right cities to buy real estate in 2024? You’ve probably got your favorites in mind, but why not start again from scratch and find cities and towns that you might not have known are real gems? In this phase of your research why not…
US Real Estate & Housing Market Reports The housing market has experienced fluctuations in recent months, with varying sales and price trends across different regions in the United States. It can be confusing with conflicting data from year over year conflicting with monthly changes. Taking a wider perspective on what’s happening in the real estate…
Are Home Prices About to Rocket? Everyone is waiting for interest rates to fall. That’s because those rates are what’s stopping the housing market specifically. High rates harm a lot of industries, but real estate is worst hit. It will recover quickly when rates go down. It’s those unwelcome interest rates that are preventing most…
Find a Coffee Shop Near You Below you’ll find a large interactive map of coffee shops in your location. Whether you’re in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Toronto, Seattle, Sacramento, Orange County, San Jose, Las Vegas, New York, Boston or Miami, no worries. If the coffee shop for you isn’t there, they don’t want…
Seller Leads through Better Marketing Today’s home sellers are a cagey lot, continuously holding on for a better price and the exact right time to sell their property. Still, as a Realtor among thousands in your region, you must build a system capable of reaching as many homeowners as possible. As one of my Realtor…
Which Are the Best US Cities to Live in? Dreaming of a better place in US to live? Now in 2023, the question is yielding many new destinations as many of the favorites have lost their lustre. You’re not alone in wanting to move to a new city. Millions of people think about moving to…
Be Smart, Sell your House Soon It’s taken a long time, but experts are finally calling for a recession. And the housing market? Well, they’re talking crash now. It’s not hard to understand, given there is no way home buyers can qualify for mortgages, which look like they could be headed very high. New loans…
HomeBuyers Backing out of Home Deals A new report by Real Estate Firm Redfin on August’s pending home sales stats shows buyers are backing out of deals in the US Sunbelt cities. In particular, Phoenix, Tampa and Las Vegas. Jacksonville Florida were cited as suffering the greatest increase in cancelled deals. It comes as buyer…
Unemployment Rate in the United States The Covid 19 pandemic interrupted a very positive reduction in the unemployment rate in the United states. 8 years of strong growth during the bull market stock market was crippled by the shutdowns. Now in late 2021, the economic recovery is beginning to deliver stronger job growth (4.8% unemployment…
Sell My House Now! With home prices peaking and beginning to flatten, and with the economy showing some weakness, quite a few homeowners are wondering if right now is the best time to sell their house or condo. Selling your house fast for cash has always held connotations, but recently, the business model of companies…
Don’t Expect a Buyer’s Market in 2022 Without much support, other than cheap interest rates, the US housing market has soared for more than a decade, including the ultra rapid price rise in the last year. It’s made a few very wealthy and a lot of Realtors, home sellers, real estate investors, and rental housing…
Best Auto Insurance Quotes Auto insurance rates just keep climbing in 2020, and I’ll bet you’ve done little about that. Even with fewer drivers on the road during Corona Virus, most are paying old rates while insurance companies are seeing low accident claims. If you’re working at home all week or only commuting for a…
Is the Housing Market Recovering? The housing market in 2020 took at sharp hit when the Covid 19 disease came ashore in the US. But this steep drop had to be followed by a sharp uptick at some point and it looks like it’s in full swing now. So what does a post Corona Virus…
Luxury Car Insurance – EV, Hybrid or Gas Across the country, you’ve likely seen more high end luxury cars on the roadway. Manufacturers are building more high priced gas powered/hybrid performance cars and the race is on for electric powered vehicles. You’ll be surprised at the performance and features of the new releases this year. Check…
Lucrative Canadian Real Estate Market Spilling over into the US Before Corona Virus plague hit US shores, foreign buyers were a big factor in the US housing market. Foreigners were buying up US properties and the biggest increase is coming from Canadians. Even NAR’s Chief Lawrence Yun was surprised by the growing demand from Canadians…
Homes for Sale We’re into the summer house hunting season of 2021. This one is shaping up to be a good one, when compare it to last year. However, a lack of houses for sale is definitely making the home search a challenge. For buyer’s today, a good home search strategy is necessary. With home…
Who Will Win Super Bowl? The biggest sporting event in the world is the NFL’s Super Bowl Game which typically draws tv audiences of more than 110 million fans. And bettors too. Millions will be watching again and you’re likely wondering who will win the game? There’s lots to see and enjoy below. If you…