by Stig Bergquist | Sep 17, 2023 | Home Value, Housing Market Updates, Interest Rates, Market Trends, Market Updates
Time for your monthly dive into the housing market trends for August 2023. Let’s break it down in a more casual, easy-to-digest manner: Homes Up for Grabs: There were 7.9% fewer homes up for sale compared to last year. Yep, it’s a bit of a decrease. ...
by Stig Bergquist | Jun 20, 2023 | Buyer, Housing Market Updates, Market Trends, Market Updates
Some insights to share with you. Let’s dive right in and explore what the future holds for the real estate scene. Okay, so here’s the deal: the housing market is looking pretty promising at the moment. Confidence is high, and experts believe that things are...
by Stig Bergquist | May 17, 2023 | Advice for Buyers and Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Market Trends
The stability of the real estate industry, particularly in terms of lending, has been called into question following the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate, and Signature Bank. While individual bank failures may not cause a widespread crash, they can...
by Stig Bergquist | Jul 8, 2022 | Housing Market Updates, Market Trends, Pricing, Selling A Home
Photo by Luke Chesser on Unsplash You may have heard that in June the inventory of homes for sale increased. While this is true the total inventory of unsold homes declined by 1.4% because of a decline in pending inventory. When compared to June 2020 listings were...
by Stig Bergquist | Apr 14, 2022 | DIY, Market Trends, Remodelling, Work From Home
We have all seen it now. With social distancing and working from home, watching straight-faced news anchors broadcast from their homes, in front of their decorative rock collections, their wedding photos, and their psychedelic posters. Recently the Wall Street Journal...
by Stig Bergquist | Jan 13, 2022 | Buying a Home, Housing Market Updates, Market Trends, Pricing
Timing is everything: Very often, a seller asks, “We can always come down later — right?” Historically when your house goes on the market, the most significant potential for buyer traffic is in the first 30 days, by pricing it high to drop the price later. Showings...