July 2025

July 2025 Why a Newly Built Home Might Be the Move Right Now Are you looking for better home prices, or even a lower mortgage rate? You might find both in one place: a newly built home. While many buyers are overlooking new construction, it could be your best opportunity in today’s market. Here’s why. There are more brand-new homes available right now than there were even just […]
July 2025 Mortgage Rates Are Stabilizing – How That Helps Today’s Buyers Over the past few years, affordability has been the biggest challenge for homebuyers. Between rapidly rising home prices and higher mortgage rates, many have felt stuck between a rock and a hard place. But, something pretty encouraging is happening. While affordability is still tight, mortgage rates have shown signs of stabilizing in recent months. And […]
July 2025 The Advice First-Time Homebuyers Need To Hear Buying your first home is a big milestone – and the right support is going to make it a whole lot easier. Because while this process might be brand new to you, it’s not new to your agent. They’ve helped plenty of first-time buyers through it. They know what works, what actually matters, and how […]
July 2025 The Truth About Where Home Prices Are Heading There are plenty of headlines these days calling for a housing market crash. But the truth is, they’re not telling the full story. Here’s what’s actually happening, and what the experts project for home prices over the next 5 years. And spoiler alert – it’s not a crash. Yes, in some local markets, prices are […]
July 2025 Selling and Buying at the Same Time? Here’s What You Need To Know If you’re a homeowner planning to move, you’re probably wondering what the process is going to look like and what you should tackle first: Is it better to start by finding your next home? Or should you sell your current house before you go out looking? Ultimately, what’s right for you depends on a lot […]
July 2025 What You Should Know About Getting a Mortgage Today If you’ve been putting off buying a home because you thought getting approved would be too hard, know this: qualifying for a mortgage is starting to get a bit more achievable, but lending standards are still strong. Lenders are making it slightly easier for well-qualified buyers to access financing, which is opening more doors for […]
July 2025 Think No One’s Buying Homes Right Now? Think Again. If you’ve seen headlines saying home sales are down compared to last year, you might be thinking – is it even a good time to sell? Here’s the thing. Sure, the pace of the market has cooled compared to the frenzy we saw just a few years ago, but that’s not a red flag. It’s […]
July 2025 Why Big Investors Aren’t a Challenge for Today’s Homebuyer Remember the chatter in the headlines about all the homes big institutional investors were buying? If you were thinking about buying a home yourself, you may have wondered how you’d ever be able to compete with that. Here’s the thing. That’s not the challenge so many people think it is – especially right now. Let’s […]
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July 2025 Multi-Generational Homebuying Hit a Record High – Here’s Why Multi-generational living is on the rise. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 17% of homebuyers purchase a home to share with parents, adult children, or extended family. That’s the highest share ever recorded by NAR (see graph below): And what’s behind the increase? Affordability. NAR explains: “In 2024, a notable 36% of homebuyers […]
July 2025 What Every Homeowner Needs To Know In Today’s Shifting Market Here’s something you need to know. The housing market is getting back to a healthier, more normal place. And even though it may not sound like it, this shift is actually a good thing. It’s what you should expect. It’s just that our expectations have been skewed by the intense seller’s market over the past […]
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July 2025 Re-listing Your House with a Different Agent Has a Better Success Rate   Your house didn’t sell, and your listing expired. Now what? You could stick with the same agent and hope for better luck. Or, you could make what data shows is the smarter move. Over 70% of homeowners who switched agents after their listing expired sold their home when they re-listed it. That stat drops […]