What’s the prediction for the 2026 housing market? Is this the year buyers will stop waiting? Forecasters are split, predicting anywhere from 1.7% to 14% growth in home sales. That 12-point gap reveals the central question facing the housing market: how much will slightly lower mortgage rates and slowly eroding lock-in effects actually unlock pent-up demand? What’s the forecast for California?
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35 Tips to Furnish Your New Home for Less
Buying a new home is one of the most exciting experiences in life. And if you’re like most homebuyers, you’ll be planning your furniture placement and decor before the ink dries on your offer. But furnishing your new home can be costly.
Continue reading 35 Tips to Furnish Your New Home for Less7 Common Homebuyer Regrets:
How to Avoid Them
To avoid buyer regrets, make sure you consider your future self when shopping for a home.
Most new homebuyers don’t regret becoming homeowners. In fact, according to a survey by LendingTree, 80% of recent buyers who successfully overcame a challenging housing market say they’re glad they found their current homes. But that doesn’t mean newly-minted homeowners don’t have any regrets about their buying choices.
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Buy Now or Rent Longer? 5 Questions to Answer Before Purchasing Your First Home
Deciding whether to jump into the housing market or rent instead is rarely an easy decision. This is especially true if you’re a first-time homebuyer. But in today’s whirlwind market, you may find it particularly challenging to pinpoint the best time to start exploring homeownership. Here are some ways to figure out if it makes more sense to buy or rent.
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5 Ways to Write a Winning Offer in Today’s Real Estate Market
Our nation is in the midst of a serious housing crunch. Over the last year, a lack of inventory and soaring prices left many would-be homebuyers feeling pinched. But now, with interest rates climbing, many of them are also feeling desperate to lock in a mortgage. This has only added fuel to the fire making it harder for buyers to have that winning offer.
Continue reading 5 Ways to Write a Winning Offer in Today’s Real Estate MarketNew Construction or Existing Home?
Homebuyers today are facing a huge dilemma. There simply aren’t enough homes for sale.
Continue reading New Construction or Existing Home?9 Tips for Buying and Selling a Home at the Same Time
Selling your home when you also are buying a new one can feel daunting to even the most seasoned homeowner. This is especially true when the demand for new homes keeps rising, but the supply feels like it’s dwindling. You’re not alone either if you’re already feeling drained by the complex logistics of buying and selling all at once.
Continue reading 9 Tips for Buying and Selling a Home at the Same TimeHouse Hunting? Don’t Forget these Lifestyle Considerations
Imagine the first place you lived as a young adult. Now imagine trying to fit your life today into that space. Not pretty, right?
For most of us, our housing needs are cyclical. A newly independent adult can find freedom and flexibility in even a tiny apartment. That same space, to a growing family, would feel stifling. For empty nesters, a large home with several unused bedrooms can become impractical to heat and clean. It’s no surprise that life transitions often trigger a home purchase.
Continue reading House Hunting? Don’t Forget these Lifestyle ConsiderationsShould I Buy or Sell a Home Without a Real Estate Agent?
Today’s real estate market is one of the fastest-moving in recent memory. With record-low inventory in many market segments, we’re seeing multiple offers on most homes. We’re also seeing bidding wars—for homes in the most sought-after neighborhoods. This has led some sellers to question the need for an agent. After all, why spend money on a listing agent when it seems that you can stick a For Sale sign in the yard then watch a line form around the block?
Continue reading Should I Buy or Sell a Home Without a Real Estate Agent?Move-Up Home vs. Second Home: Which One Is Right for You?
The pandemic has changed the way many of us live, work, and attend school—and those changes have impacted our priorities when it comes to choosing a home. Some of us are considering a move-up or a second home.
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