New agents and customers often ask me about the changes that happen in the late summer and early fall housing market. Right now, the market is in a place where, unlike the last two years, sellers might get a handful of showings and no offers, even when a house is competitively priced. Buyers might actually [...]
The school year is upon us, and I can’t help but reflect on those start of the year questions that seemed to make their way into every English class: What did you do on your summer break? What three things should the class know about you? And, the ever popular, what do you want to [...]
Certain frightening words and images have made their way into the pop culture lexicon, and the sound or sight of them creates an instant case of the shivers. I’ve never seen the movie IT, but the sight of a red balloon still freaks me out. For the hyenas in The Lion King, the word was [...]
If you love board games like I do, then you know how important strategy can be in order to win. The board game my family has been playing non-stop during the last year is a competitive game called Catan. The key to Catan is to build houses and earn points, but in order to build [...]
The Inspection Dilemma The two-story, colonial a few doors down from ours went on the market last Tuesday, and after 23 showings in a single day, the “sold” shingle was swaying in the wind by the next morning. While the interest resulted in a windfall for my neighbors, the sellers, I can’t help but wonder [...]
Your agent now has over 6 months of experience selling houses during the pandemic and can make the process easier and safer for you today. COVID-19 protocols and technology usage recommendations from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) are making it possible to sell houses right now, while agents continue to abide first and foremost by state [...]