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May is the Best Month to Sell a Home
According to ATTOM, the months of May, June and April offer home sellers in the U.S. premiums of 10 percent or more above market value - with the top 16 best days to sell of the year in the month of May alone. A recent analysis of over 51 mi...
Homebuyers A Lot More Optimistic
National Housing Survey HPSI Increases as Housing Confidence Continues Upward Trend Survey Finds Greater Consumer Optimism About Mortgage Rates May 8, 2023 The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) increased in April to its ...
How to Help Your Children Buy a Home
If you want to help your children buy a home there are a number of ways to go about it ranging from family loans to outright gifts. Lofty home prices, rising mortgage rates and a tight inventory of homes for sale have shut many young buyers out...
Big Ideas for Small Kitchens
A spacious kitchen with sky-high ceilings and ample natural light is the absolute dream. However, most of us have to make do with awkward layouts and less-than-ideal storage space. But a small kitchen doesn't have to be so bad. In fact, with th...
Property Investment Opportunities
After a persistent pullback in housing activity, some segments of the market have become distressed. That’s where your investor clients come in. Housing activity is up and down, but one thing remains true: there still aren’t enough prope...
Thinking about buying and Airbnb-ing?
Location is important, but your clients also should think about property management and occupancy rates before making a purchase. With more investment opportunities popping up as the housing market begins to recover, properties that inv...
Staging a Home Reduces Time on Market
Key Highlights: -Almost half of sellers’ agents (48%) reported that home staging decreased a property’s time on the market. -Twenty percent of both buyers’ and sellers’ agents said home staging increased the dollar value offered by ...
Buying or Selling a Home in the Spring
Spring is usually the hottest market for home buying. Here, experts share their tips for making the most of home shopping, buying, and selling in springtime. Spring is the busiest time of year for both home buyers and sellers. Once that long w...