The prevailing trend continues to be more showings, more offers, higher prices and faster sales, with inventory becoming a growing problem — or rather, a shrinking problem. There aren’t enough homes to choose from for hungry buyers eager to get … Continue reading →

REALTORS® must sell. Whether it’s themselves, a property or an offer, an integral part of the life is convincing other people of something. Clean clothes, shiny shoes, a tucked shirt, upright posture. That’s just to get in the door. But … Continue reading →

Here’s an oldie but goodie: All Real Estate is Local. We’ve all heard it. It’s why industry insiders don’t pay much attention to national housing statistics. The national housing market is just an agglomeration of local housing markets. It’s like … Continue reading →

Transparency. We like it when our politicians, stock brokers and mechanics have it. But what about our housing markets? It’s empowering to know that home sales were up 10.0 percent in your state, or that the average home sold for … Continue reading →

As we take our first gentle steps into the first year of predicted housing market improvement in many years, let’s look at why we’re feeling bullish. Affordability is high; coupled with historically low interest rates, people are ready to lay … Continue reading →