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Low inventory and high demand are causing unprecedented competition for homes across the country. And that competition is sending prices upward—and, often, well past the asking price. According to data outlined in a recent article from REALTOR® Magazine, 51 percent of homes are selling above asking price. That’s up from 26 percent a year ago—and […]
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Between COVID restrictions, low inventory, and high competition, there’s no denying that the real estate market has been tough for buyers over the past year. But despite those challenges, the majority of buyers are happy with their decision to buy. According to a recent survey from realtor.com, 71 percent of buyers who purchased their home […]
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Between record low inventory and high buyer demand, today’s real estate market is one of the most seller-friendly in recent history. And that seller-friendly market is driving some serious expectations among homeowners. A recent survey from realtor.com, which surveyed homeowners planning on selling their home in the next 12 months, found that: Sellers expect to […]
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If you’re thinking about selling your home, you want to list it at a time when it’s going to sell at the highest premium. And, as it turns out, that time is in May. According to a recent analysis from ATTOM Data Solutions, which reviewed over 40 million home sales between 2011 and 2020, on […]
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High demand and low inventory has driven home prices up across the US. But how much, exactly, have home values increased over the past year? According to CoreLogic’s most recent U.S. Home Price Insights Report, home prices in the United States increased 11.3 percent from March 2020 to March 2021. That means that, if you […]
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This family had a long list of rooms they wanted to remodel and had been working on it with interior designer Jeanna Letzring for awhile. “The mudroom was way down the list. But once their daughter started elementary school, the shuffle through this …
After 27 years of living with carpet on their master bathroom floor, Mike and Janet Bryant had had enough. “I couldn’t stand it any longer,” Janet says. “I had retired, and we had been putting it off, and I finally had time to work on this project.”Th…
In this episode of Houzz TV Live, designer Lindsey Jamison of Rumor Design + reDesign gives a virtual tour of several lively spaces in her Steamboat Springs, Colorado, home. In the kitchen,…
We recently covered the ins and outs of what I refer to as the Honeymoon Phase of construction. Next up is a stage similar to a concept most everyone is familiar with: the Midlife Crisis. (Whether…
When this couple returned home to Toronto after a decade-long stint in the Middle East, they were ready to give their townhouse a refresh. Their unique home is located in a 19th-century dairy building in the city’s Riverdale District. The dairy had be…
