Our Summer Market is in full swing! Below is a snapshot of May's Stats. No surprise, we still sit with extremely low inventory. This shortage is continuing to drive pricing up and days on market down. One tactic that many Buyers are using to compete in the bidding wars is to use a Full Appraisal Contingency Waiver. What does this really mean? A full Appraisal Contingency Continue Reading
February Stats – Luxury Market Increases
Time for our next Market Update. No secret... we are still in a hardcore Seller's Market. This Month's Market Question: Is it just the lower price points that are seeing multiple offers and considered the "Seller's Market"? Answer: Nope, not all. In fact, the Luxury Home Market has seen a very large surge in recent months. Now "luxury" means different things to different people. Continue Reading
Jan 2021 Market Update
The start of 2021 is continuing in the same path as the previous year. Very low inventory of homes is keeping us in that Seller's Market. Instead of going into the same details, this month I want to answer a question that I have been repeatedly hearing over the last few months: "Why is the Days on Market still in the upper 20's when we are seeing homes go under contract in just a Continue Reading
Ways to Stay Busy in February
Here's at look at some fun activities to keep you busy all month long ;and with Spring Cleaning right around the corner, I've got some cool organizational pieces for you along with where to find them. Here's the start of a great month! Continue Reading
November 2020 Market Stats & Buyer Trends
As we come into the final month of 2020 our market remains very much as it has all year long. We have less homes available for sale then we did in 2019 yet we are selling more homes. The demand for homes is high and the supply low, which means we sit in that Seller's Market. With our supply remaining low, the prediction is that 2021 will look very much like 2020 as far as the local Continue Reading
BINSR Negotiations – To Ask or Not to Ask For Repairs?
It’s BINSR Day on my client's potential new home. Let’s talk about the BINSR for a moment as I’ve heard a lot of rather odd statements from clients on this matter recently. The BINSR, or Buyer Inspection Notice Seller Response form is used to indicate what, if any, items the buyer is requesting the seller to fix after having completed inspections. Recently I’ve had a Continue Reading
2020 Holiday Decor Trends & Ways to Entertain This November
Staying Busy in August
Months of trying to entertain the family while socially distancing and staying home when possible may have exhausted your ideas. Here are some things you may not have thought of or tried yet. Stay Busy. Stay Safe! Continue Reading
June 2020 Market Update
New Look - Same Great Info - It's time for another Market Update! The stats are showing us that our market is remaining healthy. The homes that are being listed for sale, are selling, and quickly. With most main cities having a 1-2 month inventory of homes, I don't foresee this changing in the very near future. The Take-aways: Sellers: If you were on the Continue Reading
May 2020 Market Update
It’s time for another market update! And not a whole lot has changed. We are still sitting with a very low inventory of homes. Now I know what you are thinking. But Stacey, we sold way less homes this year in May vs May 2019. And you would be correct. However, we had way less homes available to be sold this year than we did last year at the same time (yes that would be due to The Continue Reading
