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Spring into Action: Getting Ready to Sell

Spring is just around the corner, and with it comes the perfect opportunity to sell your home. But before you dive headfirst into the selling process, it's essential to take a few crucial steps to ensure that you get top dollar for your property. Here are some tips to help you get ...

Housing Inventory On The Rise

Median Sales Price in Washtenaw County increased 7.2 percent to $378,735 for Single Family homes

and 7.5 percent to $280,000 for Townhouse/Condo homes. Average Days on Market increased 4.0

percent for Single Family homes and 36.1 percent for Townhouse/Condo ...

The Housing Market is Undergoing a Major Shift

Median Sales Price in Washtenaw County increased 0.4 percent to $350,000 for Single Family homes and 11.3 percent to $265,000 for Townhouse/Condo homes. Average Days on Market decreased 3.7 percent for Single Family homes but increased 48.3 percent for Townhouse/Condo homes. Months ...

U.S Housing Market Continues to Slow

Affordability challenges have priced many buyers out of the market this year, and buyers who do succeed in purchasing a home are finding that the costs of homeownership have increased significantly, with monthly mortgage payments more than 55% higher than a year ago, according to the ...

Summer 2022 Has Been a Season of Change

Summer 2022 has been a season of change for the U.S. real estate market. With housing affordability at a 33-year low, existing-home sales have continued to soften nationwide, falling 5.9% month-to-month and 20.9% year-over-year as of last measure, according to the National Association ...

U.S Housing Market Continues to Cool

The U.S. housing market has continued to cool, as rising mortgage rates and record-high sales prices have stifled affordability, weakening demand and pricing out a multitude of buyers. Nationally, median household income has failed to keep pace with increasing mortgage payments, with ...

Is the Housing Market Slowing Down?

What Does Rising Inflation, Soaring Home Prices, and Increased Mortgage Rates Mean For Real Estate? To help quell inflation, which reached 8.6% as of last measure in May, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point in June, the largest interest rate ...

Is the Real Estate Market Cooling?

After two years of record-setting activity, there are signs the housing market might be cooling. High
home prices and a surge in mortgage interest rates are slowing buyer activity, with home sales declining
for the third consecutive month under the weight of soaring homeownership ...

Mortgage Rates Increase but Listings Sell for Top Dollar

Median Sales Prices in Washtenaw County increased 12.4 percent to $422,500 for Single Family homes and 14.8 percent to $280,000 for Townhouse/Condo homes. Days on Market decreased 32.0 percent for Single Family homes and 52.8 percent for Townhouse/Condo homes. Months Supply of Inventory ...

Home sales Drop to a 6 month Low

New Listings decreased 17.4 percent for Single Family homes and 4.1 percent for Townhouse/Condo homes. Pending Sales increased 14.2 percent for Single Family homes and 35.0 percent for Townhouse/Condo homes. Inventory decreased 51.9 percent for Single Family homes and 51.6 percent for ...

The Real Estate Market Remains Hot

The U.S. real estate market remains hot ahead of the spring selling season, with existing national home sales up 6.7% as of last measure, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Experts attribute the growth in sales to an uptick in mortgage interest rates, as buyers rushed ...

Lowest Inventory Recorded Since 1999

The 2022 real estate market begins where 2021 left off, in which existing home sales reached their highest level since 2006, with the National Association of REALTORS® reporting sales were up 8.5% compared to the previous year as homebuyers rushed to take advantage of historically low ...

What a year 2021 was for the Real Estate Industry!

Fervent buyer demand, driven by pandemic-induced changes to housing needs and preferences, reached extraordinary levels in 2021. The inventory of homes for sale remained low, as home seller activity did not rise proportionally to meet this demand. New construction activity, while ...

Inventory Hits Rock Bottom

Nationwide, the 2021 housing market was one for the history books. After three consecutive months of increases recently, existing home sales are on pace to hit their highest level in 15 years, with an estimated 6 million homes sold in 2021 according to the National Association of ...

Will the Housing Market Cool?

The U.S. real estate market remains strong as we head into the holiday season, a period when activity typically slows as people take time to travel, celebrate, and spend time with loved ones

How To Find The Best Retirement Home For You
The process of looking for a home in your golden years could be a bit different from when you were looking for a home to build a family in. Now, you can focus on what will make YOU happy. Your children have found homes of their own, and you’re now free to choose a new home to create new ...
A 3-Step Decluttering Guide For Empty Nesters Looking To Downsize
Before even planning to move to a more size appropriate home, serious decluttering should be your utmost priority.Deciding which items to give up is a time-intensive process because of everything you want to keep - be it for sentimental reasons, or the belief that you’ll still be able to use ...

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