When Endre Barath, Jr. announced the January Contest about what changes occurred in my/our businesses or lives the first thing that hit my mind was I HATE CHANGE!!! Until maybe 17 years ago, fighting change was customary for me. Change had caused lots of consternation and tension in my life. It p
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01/30/2020
...Downsizing? As the Baby Boomers are aging many are considering downsizing from their empty homes to something more manageable. Here's a good article from the folks at KCM on downsizing in 2020. How Buyers Can Win By Downsizing in 2020 Home values have been increasing for 93 consecutive months
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01/29/2020
You heard me...They're out there...Buyers, that is. In many areas of the country inventory levels are low and buyer demand is high. There are many 1st-time buyers AND the Millenial Generation is now entering the market. No matter whether you are a first-time buyer or seasoned veteran buyer I beli
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01/28/2020
"REALLY" "It really happened, it really happened, Doug?" My clients were beginning to believe they wouldn't be successful in finding their 1st home. Truth is, they found several homes and we placed offers on 6 (six) of the properties only to be outbid. Their terms were always good, putting 10%-15
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01/24/2020
In our town and the 4 towns bordering us, there are only 22 listings. One of those 4 has 10 listings with the lowest priced listing at $779,000 and the highest-priced is listed at $2.250,000 and median Days on Market is 150 days. The other 3 towns have 12 listings between them. This is creating a
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01/21/2020
I know, I know...It's only the middle of January and Winter is still all around us. BUT for those who are considering placing their homes on the active Spring Market, you need to prepare now, not March. Why? you say. It's easy...Buyers are Always in the Market and Looking AND Inventory is low, lo
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01/13/2020
These are always interesting. For 2019 our little town of 8700 we had an increase in the number of closed sales from 100 in 2018 to 113 in 2019 a 13% increase. I fully expect 2020 to be a GREAT YEAR for people looking to buy and sell. As far as a potential recession all I have to say is markets g
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01/02/2020