Some Highlights: As we usher in the new year, one thing is for certain… if you plan to buy or sell a house this year, you need a real estate professional on your team! There are many benefits to using a local professional! Pick a professional who knows your local Continue Reading
Archives for December 2017
Folsom Ducks Unlimited ANNUAL Banquet
Folsom Ducks Unlimited ANNUAL Banquet 2018 Ducks Unlimited is the world’s leader in wetlands and waterfowl. Your attendance will help us continue our conservation mission and ensure that the skies are filled with waterfowl today, tomorrow and future generations. FOLSOM Continue Reading
There’s More to a Bubble Than Rising Home Prices
What truly causes a housing bubble and the inevitable crash? For the best explanation, let’s go to a person who correctly called the last housing bubble – a year before it happened. “A bubble requires both overvaluation based on fundamentals and speculation. It is natural Continue Reading
Top 4 REAL Reasons We Buy a Home
We often talk about the financial reasons why buying a home makes sense. But, more often than not, the emotional reasons are the more powerful or compelling reasons. No matter what shape or size your living space is, the concept and feeling of home can mean different Continue Reading
Top 5 Reasons You Shouldn’t FSBO
In today’s market, with home prices rising and a lack of inventory, some homeowners may consider trying to sell their home on their own, known in the industry as a For Sale by Owner (FSBO). There are several reasons why this might not be a good idea for the vast majority of Continue Reading
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Existing Home Sales Reach Highest Annual Pace in 11 Years [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights: Existing home sales are currently at an annual pace of 5.81 million, the highest pace since December 2006. The inventory of existing homes for sale has dropped year-over-year for the last 30 consecutive months and is now at a 3.4-month supply. Continue Reading
Housing Prices are NOT Heading for Another Crash
As home values continue to increase at levels greater than historic norms, some are concerned that we are heading for another crash like the one we experienced ten years ago. We recently explained that the lenient lending standards of the previous decade (which created false Continue Reading
Top 5 Benefits of Hiring a Real Estate Agent
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently released their 2017 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers in which they surveyed recent home buyers and sellers about their experiences. An entire section of the profile is dedicated to buyers’ experiences with their real Continue Reading
Rents Are on the Rise: Don’t Get Caught in the Rental Trap!
There are many benefits to homeownership. One of the top benefits is protecting yourself from rising rents, by locking in your housing cost for the life of your mortgage. Don’t Become Trapped A recent article by Apartment List addressed rising rents by Continue Reading
