by Brandon Lamar | Feb 12, 2019 | For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing
If your plan for 2019 includes selling your home, you will want to pay attention to where experts believe home values are headed. According to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic, home prices increased by 4.7% over the course of 2018. The map below shows the...
by Brandon Lamar | Feb 7, 2019 | Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing
Headlines spotlight the fact that buying a home is less affordable today than it was at any other time in more than a decade. Those headlines are accurate. Understandably, buying a home is more expensive now than immediately following one of the worst housing crashes...
by Brandon Lamar | Jan 31, 2019 | For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing
Last year we saw headlines about a possible housing market bubble, and many wondered if Americans still felt confident about the value of their homes. Recently, the 2018 Houzz & Home Study revealed: “Homeowners with mortgages have seen their home equity more than...
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by Brandon Lamar | Jan 18, 2019 | First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Infographics, Interest Rates, Millennials, Pricing
Some Highlights: The cost of waiting to buy is defined as the additional funds it would take to buy a home if prices & interest rates were to increase over a period of time. Freddie Mac predicts interest rates to rise to 5.1% by the end of 2019. CoreLogic...
by Brandon Lamar | Jan 17, 2019 | First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Pricing
A loaf of bread used to be a nickel. A movie ticket was a dime. Not anymore. Houses were also much less expensive than they are now. Inflation raised the price of all three of those items, along with the price of almost every other item we purchase. The reason we can...
by Brandon Lamar | Jan 7, 2019 | For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing
Every homeowner wants to make sure they maximize their financial reward when selling their home. But how do you guarantee that you receive the maximum value for your house? Here are two keys to ensure that you get the highest price possible. 1. Price it a LITTLE LOW ...
