If you’ve been waiting for mortgage rates to hit the “perfect” number before buying a home, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common conversations I have with buyers across Lakeway, Steiner Ranch, Bee Cave, and Four Points. The challenge is that no one—not economists, lenders, or even experienced agents—can predict exactly where rates …
Most people are still trying to figure out what’s happening in the housing market. The headlines say things are slow. Uncertain. Mixed. That’s technically true — at a national level. But here’s the problem with that narrative: it completely misses what’s happening locally. The National Picture According to the National Association of Realtors, pending …
Austin Is Outpacing the National Housing Market — Here’s What March Data Really Shows Read More »
I feel like we’ve been having this conversation for the last 4 years!! But each season – and each year – bring their own special considerations. In 2020, we were smacked with a pandemic which shuttered the real estate industry almost overnight. Very quickly, buyers, sellers and agents adapted and we began seeing more virtual …
Buyer representation, also known as buyer agency, has evolved significantly over the past few decades. The concept was formally introduced and gained prominence in the real estate industry in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Before this period, real estate agents typically worked in the interest of sellers, with all agents in a transaction effectively …
Before we get into some of the reasons you might want to consider buying now vs. waiting, I wanted to sort of set the stage with some recent historical data. It’s sufficed to say that from 2020 – NOW, the market has been anything but normal, or even stable! From Covid causing a temporary standstill …
10 Compelling Reasons to Buy Real Estate in the Current High-Interest Rate Market Read More »
As we navigate the final quarter of a complex year, I want to equip you with essential insights into Austin’s ever-changing real estate market. While the landscape has been unpredictable with continued interest rate hikes, understanding it is key to seizing potential opportunities. A recent analysis comparing August 2023 to August 2022 offers these key …
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The last 2 1/2 years have been crazy when it comes to real estate, across the country and specifically here in Austin. The beginning of 2020 (pre-Covid) was met with a high buyer demand… We were already writing multiple offers on properties at – or slightly above – asking price as early as January/February BEFORE Covid. THEN… Covid …
There’s no doubt that by now you know that the Austin real estate market is going crazy! And while we are in a massive seller’s market right now, more and more inventory IS coming on the market as we move into the spring! It’s pretty easy decision if you’re going to be LEAVING the Austin area …
For the past few months, one of the “strategies” we’ve been using is to “buy down” the rate. In other words, pay $X amount up front to bring the long-term rate down by Y%. For example*, a lender may offer the borrower the ability to reduce their interest rate by .25% in exchange for a …
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