In tune with the weather, the housing market tends to cool down in the winter and heat up during the spring and summer months. This is especially true in regions that see dramatic seasonal changes. Those changes affect inventory, therefore influencing what buyers will have to pay. Summer real estate markets are typically faster, more […]
Marketing to First-Time Homebuyers: A Realtor’s Guide
There’s nothing quite like helping a young person buy their first home. Even with rising interest rates, inventory shortages, and an economic recession, first-time homebuyers remain a lucrative market for real estate agents. The information below is crucial to successful marketing to first-time homebuyers. Millennials Are the Biggest Home Buyers Millennials are buying their first […]
What First-Time Home Buyers Need to Know
Buying a home isn’t as easy as setting up a showing and writing an offer. If you are considering purchasing a home, you’ll need to do some legwork first. Here’s what first-time home buyers need to know before beginning their home search. What First-Time Home Buyers Need to Know Before Making an Offer Current […]
The Millennial Home Buyer and The Housing Crisis
Times are tough for the millennial home buyer. The American Dream of homeownership feels very far away for many younger buyers. Is that dream still possible? The Millennial Generation Millennials have now overtaken Baby Boomers as the most populous generation in America. Born between the early ‘80s to mid-‘90s, millennials are now in their late […]
Housing Market Predictions for 2022
It’s a new year, and many wonder what that means for the real estate market. Last year proved to be near record-breaking: pandemic-led movement out of cities and into the suburbs, low inventory, high demand, and a lack of affordable housing options. Together, this perfect storm caused home prices to soar. Sellers were thrilled. Buyers […]
Why the Zillow Home Buying Program Failed
In early November, the Zillow home buying program known as Zillow Offers announced its departure from the iBuying sector. What happened with Zillow Offers? And does this mean iBuying is a thing of the past? What is an iBuyer? iBuyers are a relatively new phenomenon in the real estate market. An iBuyer (instant buyer) is […]