Why Pricing Your Home Right Matters This Fall [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights As a seller today, you may think pricing your home on the high end will result in a higher final sale price, but the opposite is actually true. To sell your home quickly and for the best possible
Is the Economic Recovery Beating All Projections?
Earlier this year, many economists and market analysts were predicting an apocalyptic financial downturn that would potentially rattle the U.S. economy for years to come. They immediately started to compare it to the Great Depression of a century ago. Six
How Low Inventory May Impact the Housing Market This Fall
Real estate continues to be called the ‘bright spot’ in the current economy, but there’s one thing that may hold the housing market back from achieving its full potential this year: the lack of homes for sale. Buyers are actively searching for
Homes Are More Affordable Right Now Than They Have Been in Years
Today, home prices are appreciating. When we hear prices are going up, it’s normal to think a home will cost more as the trend continues. The way the housing market is positioned today, however, low mortgage rates are actually making
The Latest Unemployment Report: Slow and Steady Improvement
Last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its latest Employment Situation Summary. Going into the release, the expert consensus was for 1.58 million jobs to be added in July, and for the unemployment rate to fall to 10.5%. When the official report came out,
Real Estate Will Lead the Economic Recovery
With more U.S. states reopening for business this summer, and as people start to return to work, we can expect the economy to begin improving. Most expert forecasts indicate this economic recovery will start to happen in the second half
Is the Austin Real Estate Market Back to Normal? Market Update
We'll answer two main questions
Why Is Austin’s Economic Forecast so Strong?
Friends! I keep getting asked, "What's going to happen with the real estate market!?" There's sentiment that the market has been going up for so long, and we all know, "What goes up, must come down." Are we in for
How Recent Tax Changes Affect Your Standard Deduction
Taxes have changed, and you’ll likely be affected come tax season. I’m joined today by Justin Boyd of JVM Lending, and we’ll be discussing how recent tax changes will affect the standard deduction. For your convenience, I’ve included timestamps for today’s topic.
How Does Our 2019 Market Compare to Last Year?
The market stats are out for the month of February of this year—let’s take a look at a look at what’s going on in the market. The first stat to look at in today’s market update for February 2019 concerns home