Housing Market News

How To Navigate a Market Where Multiple Offers Is the New Normal

By Nicole McCormick | March 19, 2022

If you’re thinking of buying a home today, you already know that the number of homes available for sale is low. But what does that really mean for you? As a buyer, low housing supply coupled with high buyer demand means you should be prepared to navigate a highly competitive market where homes sell fast and get multiple offers. Realtor.com has this to say: […]

Key Factors That Impact Affordability Today

By Nicole McCormick | March 17, 2022

  You can’t read an article about residential real estate without the author mentioning the affordability challenges that today’s buyers face. There’s no doubt homes are less affordable today than they were over the last two years, but that doesn’t mean homes are now unaffordable. There are three measures used to establish home affordability: home […]

How Global Uncertainty Is Impacting Mortgage Rates

By Nicole McCormick | March 17, 2022

  If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home, you’ll want to keep a pulse on what’s happening with mortgage rates. Rates have been climbing in recent months, especially since January of this year. And just a few weeks ago, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac approached 4% for the first time since May of 2019. But that climb […]

March 2022 Housing Market Update

By Nicole McCormick | March 16, 2022

Welcome to the March 2022 Housing Market Update. Geoff Green, President of Green Team Realty and Co-Founder and CEO of NuOp, is the host of the March 15 webinar. If you missed it, the video of the webinar is available below.   Price appreciation         As shown here, there is an acceleration […]

Why It’s Critical To Price Your House Right

By Nicole McCormick | March 15, 2022

  When you make a move, you want to sell your house for the highest price possible. That might be why many homeowners are eager to list in today’s sellers’ market. After all, with record-low inventory and high buyer demand, many homes are selling for more than asking price. Data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows 46% of homes are selling above […]

Are Home Prices Continuing To Rise?

By Nicole McCormick | March 4, 2022

  Many analysts projected home price appreciation would slow dramatically in the fall of 2021 and then continue to soften throughout 2022. So far, that hasn’t happened. The major price indices are all revealing ongoing double-digit price appreciation. Here’s a look at their reports on year-over-year price appreciation for December: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA): 17.6% S&P […]

February 2022 Housing Market Update

By Nicole McCormick | February 21, 2022

Geoff Green, President of Green Team Realty and Co-Founder and CEO of NuOp welcomed viewers to the February 2022 Housing Market Update. If you haven’t yet seen the webinar or would like to see it again, it’s available below. Inflation – and its impact on homeownership It seems that the “I”s (inventory, interest rates and […]

Owning Is More Affordable than Renting in the Majority of the Country

By Nicole McCormick | January 31, 2022

Home ownership still remains the more affordable option for average workers in a majority of the country because it still takes up a smaller portion of their pay

Buyers Want To Know: Why Is Housing Supply Still So Low?

By Nicole McCormick | January 20, 2022

One key question that’s top of mind for homebuyers this year is: why is it so hard to find a house to buy? The truth is, we’re in the ultimate sellers’ market, so real estate is ultra-competitive for buyers right now. The number of buyers searching for a home greatly outweighs how many homes are available for sale. While […]

January 2022 Housing Market Update

By Nicole McCormick | January 20, 2022

The January 2022 Housing Market Update took place on January 18 at 12 p.m. Geoff Green, President of Green Team Realty and Co-founder and CO of NuOp, hosts the monthly market updates. If you missed the live FaceBook and Zoom event, or you’d like to watch the webinar again, it is available below. It all […]

With Mortgage Rates Climbing, Now’s the Time To Act

By Nicole McCormick | January 19, 2022

Last week, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac jumped from 3.22% to 3.45%. That’s the highest point it’s been in almost two years. If you’re thinking about buying a home, this news may have come as a bit of a shock. But the truth is, it wasn’t entirely unexpected. Experts have been calling for rates to rise in their […]

When Is the Right Time To Sell

By Nicole McCormick | January 14, 2022

Some Highlights If you’re trying to decide when to list your house, the time is now. There are plenty of buyers eagerly waiting for your home to hit the market. The latest data indicates home showings are rising. There are more buyers than homes for sale right now. That means you’ll likely receive multiple offers, and your home won’t be on the market […]

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