Market Trends

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Are More Homeowners Selling as Mortgage Rates Come Down?

Kevin Brierton - 1.24.2024 If you’re looking to buy a home, the recent downward trend in mortgage...
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Experts Project Home Prices Will Increase in 2024

Kevin Brierton - 1.23.2024 Even though home prices are going up nationally, some people are...
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3 Key Factors Affecting Home Affordability

Kevin Brierton - 1.18.2024 Over the past year, a lot of people have been talking...
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2 Reasons Why Today’s Mortgage Rate Trend Is Good for Sellers

Kevin Brierton - 1.17.2024 If you’ve been holding off on selling your house to make a...
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Why You May Want To Seriously Consider a Newly Built Home

Kevin Brierton - 1.16.2024 Are you putting off your plans to sell because you’re worried you won’t...
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Homeownership Is Still at the Heart of the American Dream

Kevin Brierton - 1.15.2024 Buying a home is a powerful decision, and it remains at...
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What Lower Mortgage Rates Mean for Your Purchasing Power

Kevin Brierton - 1.8.2024 If you want to buy a home, it's important to know how mortgage...
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2023 Housing Market in Review: Looking Back on a Rough Year for Buyers

Kevin Brierton - 1.5.2024 Things are finally turning around for the better as far as...
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3 Keys To Hitting Your Homeownership Goals in 2024

Kevin Brierton - 1.1.2024 If buying or selling a home is your goal for 2024,...
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Retiring Soon? Why Moving Might Be the Perfect Next Step

Kevin Brierton - 12.27.2023 If you’re thinking about retirement or have already retired this year,...
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These Non-Financial Benefits Turn a House into a Happy Home

Kevin Brierton - 12.25.2023 There’s no denying the long-term financial benefits of owning a home, but today’s...
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Sell Smarter: Why Working with a Real Estate Agent May Beat Going Solo

Kevin Brierton - 12.21.2023 If you're thinking about selling your house on your own, called “For Sale...
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Why Mortgage Rates Could Continue To Decline

Kevin Brierton - 12.20.2023 When you read about the housing market, you’ll probably come across some...
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Expert Quotes on the 2024 Housing Market Forecast

Kevin Brierton - 12.19.2023 If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home soon, you probably want to know...
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Why Now Is Still a Great Time To Sell Your House

Kevin Brierton - 12.18.2023 If you were worried buyer demand disappeared when mortgage rates went up, the...
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If Your House Hasn’t Sold Yet, It May Be Overpriced

Kevin Brierton - 12.14.2023 Has your house been sitting on the market for a while without selling? If...
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The Surprising Trend in the Number of Homes Coming onto the Market

Kevin Brierton - 12.13.2023 If you're thinking about moving, it's important to know what's happening in...
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Down Payment Assistance Programs Can Help Pave the Way to Homeownership

Kevin Brierton - 12.12.2023 If you’re looking to buy a home, your down payment doesn’t...
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The Perfect Home Could Be the One You Perfect After Buying

Kevin Brierton - 12.11.2023 There’s no denying mortgage rates and home prices are higher now than they were last...
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How To Turn Homeownership into a Side Hustle

Kevin Brierton - 12.6.2023 Does the rising cost of just about everything these days make...