3 Strategies to Win a Bidding War

Today’s housing market is fiercely competitive, and bidding wars on for-sale properties are not uncommon. If you want your offer accepted, there are a few steps you can take to put the odds in your favor. What to know before you enter a bidding warBidding wars typically occur in a seller’s market, when there are…

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Experts Say Home Prices Will Continue to Appreciate

It’s clear that consumers are concerned about how quickly home values are rising. Many people fear the speed of appreciation may lead to a crash in prices later this year. In fact, Google reports that the search for “When is the housing market going to crash?” has actually spiked 2450% over the past month. In…

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4 Emerging Real Estate Trends

April 9, 2021 Melissa Dittmann Tracey The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a mass disruption to the way people live and work and prompted sweeping economic fallout felt throughout the world. Global leaders are still coming to grips with the long-term impact to the real estate industry. COVID-19 has accelerated many existing trends, including digitalization, dispersed…

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Americans Prefer Investing in Homes Over Stocks

The pandemic may be shifting consumer preferences about what makes the best investment. A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York asked respondents to rate which is a better investment: a home or a financial asset such as stocks? Ninety percent of respondents chose owning a primary residence over investing in the…

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