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Housing Market News Did Tax Reform Kill the Luxury Market? NOT SO FAR! The new tax code limits the deduction of state and local property taxes, as well as income or sales taxes, to a total of $10,000. When the tax reform legislation was put into law at the beginning of the year, some experts felt that it could have a negative impact on the luxury housing market. […]
Housing Market News UPDATE: The Cost of Renting vs. Buying [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights: Historically, the choice between renting or buying a home has been a tough decision. Looking at the percentage of income needed to rent a median-priced home today (28.8%) vs. the percentage needed to buy a median-priced home (17.1%), the choice becomes obvious. Every market is different. Before you renew your lease again, find out if […]
Agency News and Awards Excitement is building at Green Team New Jersey Realty Excitement is building at Green Team New Jersey Realty, which launched in September of 2016.  In less than two years it has become one of the top 20 real estate agencies in all of Sussex County.  Furthermore, it is now one of the top 5  agencies in Vernon.  Its formula for success is simple.  Follow […]
Housing Market News Moving Up to Your Dream Home? Don’t Wait! Mortgage interest rates have risen by more than half of a point since the beginning of the year, and many assume that if mortgage rates rise, home values will fall. History, however, has shown this not to be true. Where are home values today compared to the beginning of the year? While rates have been […]
Housing Market News Renters Under 50 Want to Buy a Home! Every year, the New York Federal Reserve publishes the results of their Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE). Each survey covers a wide range of topics including inflation, labor market, household finance, credit access and housing. One of the many questions asked in the housing section of the survey was: Assuming you had the financial resources […]
Housing Market News Is Your First Home Within Your Grasp Now? Some Highlights: According to the US Census Bureau, ‘millennials’ are defined as 18-36-year-olds. According to NAR’s latest Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers, the median age of all first-time home buyers is 32. More and more ‘old millennials’ (25-36) are realizing that homeownership is within their grasp now! Contact one of Our Agents today! See […]
Housing Market News Don’t Wait to Sell Your House! Buyers Are Out Now Recently released data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) suggests that now is a great time to sell your home. The concept of ‘supply & demand’ reveals that the best price for an item is realized when the supply of that item is low and the demand for that item is high. Let’s see how […]
Housing Market News How Current Interest Rates Can Have a High Impact on Your Purchasing Power According to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, interest rates for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage are currently at 4.61%, which is still near record lows in comparison to recent history! The interest rate you secure when buying a home not only greatly impacts your monthly housing costs, but also impacts your purchasing power. Purchasing power, simply put, is […]
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Housing Market News Orange County Real Estate Market Report for May 2018 Green Team Business Review – May 2018 The numbers tell a story all their own.  Despite the lack of inventory on the market, despite the specter of rising interest rates, loss of deductions due to new tax laws, etc., the Green Team is doing something very right and finding people buyers for their homes and […]
Housing Market News Sussex County Real Estate Market Report for May 2018 Green Team Business Review – May 2018 The numbers tell a story all their own.  Despite the lack of inventory on the market, despite the specter of rising interest rates, loss of deductions due to new tax laws, etc., the Green Team is doing something very right and finding people buyers for their homes and […]
Housing Market News How Much Has Your Home Increased in Value Over the Last Year? Home values have risen dramatically over the last twelve months. In CoreLogic’s most recent Home Price Index Report, they revealed that national home prices have increased by 6.7% year-over-year. CoreLogic broke down appreciation even further into four price ranges, giving us a more detailed view than if we had simply looked at the year-over-year increases in national median home price. The […]
Housing Market News What If I Wait Until Next Year to Buy a Home? What If I Wait Until Next Year to Buy a Home? We recently shared that national home prices have increased by 6.7% year-over-year. Over that same time period, interest rates have remained historically low which has allowed many buyers to enter the market. As a seller, you will likely be most concerned about ‘short-term price’ – where home values […]
Housing Market News 5 Ways Tax Reform Has Impacted the 2018 Housing Market 5 Ways Tax Reform Has Impacted the 2018 Housing Market Starting late last year, some predicted that the 2018 tax changes would cripple the housing market. Headlines warned of the potential for double-digit price depreciation and suggested that buyer demand could drop like a rock. There was even sentiment that homeownership could lose its coveted […]
Housing Market News 4 Reasons Why Today’s Housing Market is NOT 2006 All Over Again With home prices rising again this year, some are concerned that we may be repeating the 2006 housing bubble that caused families so much pain when it collapsed. Today’s market is quite different than the bubble market of twelve years ago. There are four key metrics that explain why: Home Prices Mortgage Standards Mortgage Debt […]
Housing Market News Sussex County Real Estate Market Report for April 2018   Green Team Business Review – April 2018 There has been a lot of excitement at the Green Team lately.  Much of it was generated by the Launch Competition, which was a tremendous success this year.  You can read about this annual contest, its goals, the winners, and the prizes here.   In addition, Joyce Rogers was named […]
Housing Market News Orange County Real Estate Market Report for April 2018   Green Team Business Review – April 2018 There has been a lot of excitement at the Green Team lately.  Much of it was generated by the Launch Competition, which was a tremendous success this year.  You can read about this annual contest, its goals, the winners and the prizes here.  Then Lucyann Tinnirello was selected as the […]
Housing Market News Moving up Is MORE Affordable Now Than Almost Any Other Time in 40 Years If you are considering selling your current home, to either move up to a larger home or into a home in an area that better suits your current family needs, great news was just revealed. Last week, Trulia posted a blog, Not Your Father’s Housing Market, which examined home affordability over the last 40+ years (1975-2016). Their research revealed […]
Housing Market News The Cost of Waiting: Interest Rates Edition [INFOGRAPHIC]   Some Highlights: Interest rates are projected to increase steadily heading into 2019. The higher your interest rate, the more money you end up paying for your home and the higher your monthly payment will be. Rates are still low right now. Don’t wait until rates hit 5% to start searching for your dream home!
Housing Market News Are You Aware of How Much Equity You Have in Your Home? You May Be Surprised!  CoreLogic’s latest Equity Report revealed that 675,000 US homeowners regained positive equity in their homes in 2017. This is great news for the country, as 95.1% of all mortgaged properties are now in a positive equity situation. “U.S homeowners with mortgages (roughly 63% of all the properties) have seen their equity increase by a total of $908.4 billion […]
Housing Market News 99% of Experts Agree: Home Prices Will Increase Some believe that the combined effects of the new tax code and rising mortgage rates will have an adverse impact on residential real estate prices in 2018. However, the clear majority of recently surveyed housing experts believe that home values will continue to rise this year. What is the Home Price Expectation Survey? Each quarter, Pulsenomics surveys a nationwide panel […]