At the beginning of the year, I laid out three reasons why I expected the real estate bull market to continue in 2019, and so far this year, my predictions have generally trended in the right direction. However, market conditions are pointing in several uneven ways, and while I generally
Time for changeThe real estate industry is long overdue for change as the traditional model for buying and selling homes has felt dated, inefficient and expensive for consumers. With the existing model, home listings are all funneled through a single conglomerate known as the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) where real
Forget what you’ve heard about Millennials forgoing homeownership in favor of spending money on avocado toast. On the contrary, Millennials (21-38 years old) have become the largest share of homebuyers in the market (37%), according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), and they comprise an increasing share of
The Case for Buying a New Home Before Listing Your Current Home Timing is everything, including when it comes to deciding when to buy a new home and when to list your current one for sale. Closing on a purchase and a sale at exactly the same time is difficult
Consider real estate’s version of the chicken or the egg question: what comes first — listing your current home for sale or buying your new home? While there’s no universal answer, weigh the advantages of each option to help hatch your own solution. In this article, we’ll consider
California’s dynamic real estate market, which includes some of the most expensive areas in the country, may seem like a seller’s dream. In reality, though, these high prices often come with high commissions, which cut into profits, and recent changes in the real estate industry have complicated the
After 10 years of economic prosperity, the US residential real estate market is now at a pivotal inflection point. Interest rates are on the rise, tariffs are driving up construction prices and demand is flatlining. Yet home sale prices are still going up, and new technology is expanding access and