Buying

Real Estate Contingencies: What They Are and Why They Matter Imagine a home-buying scenario where you make an offer, the seller immediately accepts, and everything goes smoothly until you’re handed the keys. It’s possible, but more often, buying a home involves negotiation, counteroffers, and a back-and-forth dialogue between buyer and seller to reach a deal. And in […]

April 2025 Market Insights April 2025: Inventory levels are beginning to rise toward more typical levels, providing buyers with a greater selection of homes to choose from. This increase is helping to ease competition and shift the market toward a more balanced state. March saw a notable uptick in homes going under contract, which translated […]

Stocks May Be Volatile, But Home Values Aren’t With all the uncertainty in the economy, the stock market has been bouncing around more than usual. And if you’ve been watching your 401(k) or investments lately, chances are you’ve felt that pit in your stomach. One day it’s up. The next day, it’s not. And that […]

When is the Best Time to Buy a House? There’s a factor of the home buying process that can often be the catalyst for everything that follows. That factor is timing. Much of the dialogue-rightfully so-around buying a home is focused on the “what.” However, it’s often the case that the “when” is just as […]