Big homes are a big deal on the national housing market, according to a recent article in USA Today. Evidently, a growing number of home buyers are looking for larger homes to accommodate their every need and desire. In fact, of the 569,000 homes built last year in the US, about 33 percent (or 188,000 […]
Are you a Raleigh area homebuyer who needs advice on when to purchase a home? Keeping Current Matters is one of our go-to resources for up to date market trends and news. Here, they share the top 4 reasons to purchase a Triangle area home now instead of waiting for the end of the year. […]
Selling a home in the best circumstances is stressful but, selling in divorce is the second most stressful life event you will ever go through. When children are involved it is even more complicated. Understandably, many people make mistakes with their marital homes during divorce because they’re in a highly emotional state. Divorce is an ending […]
It’s always a good sign on the national housing market when sales activity is better than even the experts predicted! And that’s exactly what happened recently when the latest market activity report was released by the National Association of Realtors in July. Evidently, contracts to purchase previously-owned properties increased more than expected during the month […]
KCM recently sent out a great article on why homeowners should avoid selling their own homes. For Sale By Owner is not as easy as it sounds. Read below for more great information! Some Raleigh homeowners consider trying to sell their home on their own, known in the industry as a For Sale by Owner (FSBO). […]
The sluggish housing market over the last several years did not have an impact on Americans’ desire for bigger and fancier homes, according to a recent report from USA Today. Evidently, demand continues to grow for these large estates, especially as the housing market across the nation improves. This is a fascinating trend on the […]
It’s been an incredible couple of months sharing with you the various tips on how to win a bidding war on the Raleigh area real estate market. We’ve gotten so much positive feedback on how these tips have proven helpful to local home buyers. We bring our series to a close with one final tip […]
You probably heard by now that Zilllow has purchased Trulia. These are the two largest real estate websites used for national home searching. Realtor.com, which has been around much longer, has dropped to third place due to the amazing marketing these sites have done. Here are some things Raleigh area homeowners and homebuyers may like to know about […]
We are just about at the end of our series on how to win a multiple offers situation but we still have a couple of pearls of wisdom left to give you. Here’s my 9th tip on how you can win a bidding war: How to Make the Escalation Clause (a.k.a. the Multiple Offer Addendum) […]
In the final installment of this series in how to understand and navigate the appraisal process, we’ll explore the most important piece of it all: your rights. “What are my rights in the appraisal process….” is one of the most asked questions that I field from my Wake County home buyers and it’s something that […]