by Laura Baliestiero | Jul 30, 2020 | Advice for Buyers and Sellers, Advice for Renters, Buying a Home, Market Updates, Real Estate Market
For the past few years there has been a growing trend of downsizing and small living quarters. We have seen Americans across the country moving from large suburban houses to smaller urban neighborhoods. Tiny Homes took the world by storm. Then the pandemic happened....
by Laura Baliestiero | Jul 1, 2020 | Advice for Buyers and Sellers, Advice for Homeowners, Market Updates
Although it may not seem like it, this is the perfect time to be purchasing a home. If you were considering buying a home this summer, you may need to act fast. A report from Zillow found that homes are selling at the quickest pace in the past two years. During the...
by Laura Baliestiero | Jun 2, 2020 | Interest Rates, Market Updates, Mortgage Rates
Mortgage Credit Tightens, Creating Drag on Any Economic Recovery Interest rates are at a record low. Any households should be able to find new mortgages easily. With interest rates falling to the lowest level on record, this should be a banner time for families in...
by Laura Baliestiero | Feb 21, 2020 | Market Updates, Mortgage Rates
Mortgage rates have been reaching a near record low which is appealing to buyers and refinancers. For the last three quarters of 2019, the number of new mortgages surpassed all quarters since 2005 according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In the fourth...
by Laura Baliestiero | Feb 4, 2020 | Advice for Buyers and Sellers, Buying a Home, Market Updates
Even though we are only two months into the new year, we are already seeing some popular trends when it comes to home buying. For starters, single family homes still remain the most popular type of home despite the buzz around luxury condos and apartments. Shortly...
by Laura Baliestiero | Nov 3, 2019 | Advice for Buyers and Sellers, Advice for Homeowners, Market Updates
A year following the death of Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, his estate has been put on the market for a $41.5 million price tag. The mansion is more than 10 times the size of the average American house. It is set on two acres in Silicon Valley. Some of the...
