…and how to solve them. Social media users weigh in on things they wish had gone better during their home buying experience. Over the past few weeks, I took to social media and forums to research for some recent complaints about the home buying process. Anything was fair game, including the market, their agent, or […]
The Novi School district voted to allow later start times for students based on research from the CDC and other research organizations that state adolescents require more sleep. This would start for the 2020-2021 school year. The start times are 45 minutes later than previous school years (with the exception of Novi Meadows, which is […]
Nationally, it’s December. Locally Though… We always tell our clients the pros and cons of buying and selling in any season. In the winter there are less homes for sale (less competition), and the buyers who are out looking in this weather are serious…and there are always buyers out looking. If you’re a buyer looking […]
Hi everyone! TheStreet.com recently posted an article talking about what industry experts are predicting for the 2020 U.S. real estate market. Time is precious, so we’ve summarized most of that article in a shorter post for you: 1. Inventory will decrease again Prediction: Realtor.com 2. Millennials Will Be Huge Buying Demographic Prediction: Realtor.com • Over […]
What style home is that? Real estate lingo tends to bundle everything into a “colonial”, “ranch”, etc. If you’ve ever wondered what the true character of your home was, here is a guide showing 20 of the most popular architecture styes and what makes them tick:
Our goal is to make sure that we keep you educated by applying national news to our local market. Recently, Realtor.com published an article titled “REALTORS® Indicate Bidding Wars Haven’t Ended”. It shares a lot of good information, and goes on to say the following: “Home buyers shouldn’t assume bidding wars are a thing of […]
Just like a lot of things related to the economy, there are varying opinions on where we’re heading, so let’s look at our numbers: Local home prices are up 4.4% which is in line with the 4.7% national average. The number of local homes available to buy is up 11% from last year, with 3.3 […]
Understanding how to buy a home is easy. That’s why we wrote this for you. It’s a short read on how to get started as well as why it’s a smart choice as opposed to renting. You can also skip the article and start looking at homes here. Have you been contemplating the idea of owning a […]
This is a brief explanation of what occurred in the Northville and Novi residential real estate market in 2016, as well as what we expect in 2017. 2016 was a year for growth in Northville and Novi home prices: 8.3% to be exact. As expected with that kind of growth, the number of homes that […]
An easy to understand explanation of what an interest rate increase means for future home buyers. 2 minute read. The Federal Reserve has been talking about increasing interest rates in December. Most experts are reporting that there is a 70% chance this will happen. As of the day this article was written, average rates are […]
