Monthly Archives: August 2017

Energy Efficient Home Hacks to Complete Before End of Summer

Reprinted from RIS Media’s Housecall By Courtni Wisenbaker-Scheel The soaring temperatures of the time comes with sky-high energy bills. If you’re looking to improve your home’s energy efficiency as your HVAC kicks into overdrive, consider adding these energy efficient home … Continue reading

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Number of Buyers Putting Down Less Than 10% Hits 7-Year High

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters According to Black Knight Financial Service’s Mortgage Monitor Report, 1.5 million Americans have purchased a home with down payments under than 10% over the last 12 months. This is great news for buyers as this … Continue reading

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Where Are the Home Prices Heading in The Next 5 Years?

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters Today, many real estate conversations center on housing prices and where they may be headed. That is why we like the Home Price Expectation Survey . Every quarter, Pulsenomics surveys a nationwide panel of over … Continue reading

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Want to Keep up with the Joneses? Now’s the Time

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters Does your current house fit your needs? Does it seem like everyone else is moving up and moving on to more luxurious surroundings? Are you wondering what it would take to start living your dream … Continue reading

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Why Is It Important to Use a Professional to Sell Your Home?

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters When a homeowner decides to sell their house, they obviously want the best possible price for it with the least amount of hassles along the way. However, for the vast majority of sellers, the most … Continue reading

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58% of Homeowners See a Drop in Home Values Coming

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters According to the recently released Modern Homebuyer Survey from ValueInsured, 58 percent of homeowners think there will be a “housing bubble and price correction” within the next 2 years. After what transpired just ten years … Continue reading

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Sellers: Your Home is an Oasis in an Inventory Desert

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters First-time homebuyers are flocking to the real estate market by the thousands to find their dream homes in order to make their dreams of homeownership a reality. Unfortunately for many, the inventory of starter and … Continue reading

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Homes Are Selling Quickly Nationwide

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently released their latest Existing Home Sales Report, which revealed that homes were on the market for an average of 28 days in June. This is a slight increase from the 27 … Continue reading

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Homeowner’s Net Worth Is Still Greater Than a Renter’s

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters Every three years, the Federal Reserve conducts their Survey of Consumer Finances in which they collect data across all economic and social groups. The latest survey, which includes data from 2010-2013, reports that a homeowner’s net … Continue reading

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93.9% Of Homes in The US Have Positive Equity

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters CoreLogic’s latest Equity Report revealed that ninety-one thousand residential properties regained equity in Q1 2017. The outlook for 2017 remains positive as well, as an additional 600 thousand properties will regain equity if home prices rise another 5% … Continue reading

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