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I'm often asked, "when's the best time of year to list our home?" The common response is Spring/Summer season, but my experience has shown that often times sellers have much more success than expected in the Winter months.
Sellers I've represented have found less competition and a more motivated buyers during the winter months, making for a much better offer per showing ratio and less ...
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Probably the most difficult thing I have to do in my business is to tell a homeowner that their property isn't worth what they think it is, and in today's market, I'm having to do that a lot. Most sellers either have not paid close enough attention to the market the past few years or they're in denial and don't want to believe they're included with what's going on in the current real estate market. ...
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Over past few years we've been inundated with negative real estate market new, but that might be changing??? Recently there's been two reports published that show signs of a potential turn in the market and gives us cause for some optimism looking forward.
First off, the CoreLogic Report shows that shadow inventory levels have declined almost 9% in the last month, which is a leading indicator ...
Given these tough economic times and challenging housing market, you may ask yourself if real estate is still a good investment? Depending on who you ask, you're likely to get quite a variety of answers that cover the full gamut.
At its core, I'm confident it still is, since everyone needs a place to live and "they aren't making anymore land." With that said, I do think people have ...
Ask any Realtor and they'd tell you, 2010 was an interesting year in real estate. The 1st half of the year saw a flurry of activity as 1st time home buyers scurried to take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit, and those that could qualify in a buy-up scenario get the $6,500 tax credit. After the June 30th "need to close by" deadline the market dropped off, to a slower, but steady activity level. ...
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If you listen to the news, you'd think that extending the Bush Tax Cuts only helped the rich. Well, do you consider yourself rich???
You don't have to be considered rich; to benefit from the capital gains tax savings when selling your home, or paying less estate taxes when you inherit assets from a relative, or pay less in income and payroll/self employmet taxes, or avoiding the Alternative ...
Showing signs of stabilization, the median sales price in Hudson, WI has improved by 5.7% in the past year, and when combined with declining inventory levels, is a sign of hope for the local housing market that's been struggling for the past 5 1/2 years.
We approach this with cautious optimism, knowing that since the tax credit expired in April, 2010 the selling price point has balanced out some ...
The most often question I am asked these days is; "how's the market doing, have we hit the bottom yet?" That's always a tough question to answer, because every market can have it's own characteristics, strengths and weaknesses, but I'll attempt to answer that question as far as for Hudson, WI goes.
There are always a number of factors to consider when determining a response to a question like this, ...