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Today was the day for Pre-Final Walkthrough and I couldn’t be more excited for my Clients! Brand New Construction from one of our favorite Builders!!! It’s absolutely gorgeous and we can not wait for Settlement day!!! 🏡💃🏼🏡🕺🏿🏡
Are you ready for New Construction? Contact/DM our Group for all the information!!!

Sincerely yours,
The Katherine Forno Group
Pearson Smith Realty
703-589-3584
‘Making Home Ownership Dreams Come True for Almost 20 Years!’

Our Monday Morning Blog 💸🏡
This edition covers “…Clickbait, the sensationalizing of headlines and content, [that] has been an issue since the dawn of the internet, and housing news is not immune to it.” ~ Jay Thompson, Real Estate Industry Consultant
Other interesting content is shared as well.
As always, let us know if you have any questions about your local Market! 🏡

Confused About What’s Going on in the Housing Market? Lean on a Professional. If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home, you probably want to know what’s really happening with home prices, mortgage rates, housing supply, and more. That’s not an easy task considering how sensationalized headlines are today. Jay Thompson, Real Estate Industry Consultant, explains:

Today is the day! 🏠🏡🏘
It’s believed this is the ideal day to put an offer on a house in order to have optimal savings. Which means if you've been eyeing a house today might be the perfect day to take the leap! If you're trying to do this on your own or you've just got some questions I'm here for you, just send me a message or call/text us!

With warm regards,
The Katherine Forno Group
At Pearson Smith Realty
703-589-3584

Thank you for your support, business, and referrals this year!

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Our Monday Morning Blog 🏡
We’ve been around the block enough to know, sales usually slow down during the holidays. However low inventory and high buyer demand, coupled with a lag in new builder construction & the needs of the millennial generation may make this year a bit different! Read on for predictions!

Your House Could Be the #1 Item on a Homebuyer’s Wish List During the Holidays Each year, homeowners planning to make a move are faced with a decision: sell their house during the holidays or wait. And others who have already listed their homes may think about removing their listings and waiting until the new year to go back on the market.

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Our Clients are also rate locking now:))

Mortgage Rates Will Come Down, It’s Just a Matter of Time This past year, rising mortgage rates have slowed the red-hot housing market. Over the past nine months, we’ve seen fewer homes sold than the previous month as home price growth has slowed. All of this is due to the fact that the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has doubled this year, severely ...

Thursday’s Real Estate Info on Your Timeline! 🏠🏡🏠
Yes, Buyers are out there and inventory is low! If you’re thinking of selling, let us know, we have Buyers waiting in queue:)

Our Monday Blog🏡
Hopefully the graphs and info herein will alleviate any fear you may have, regarding a repeat episode of the 2008 Market Shift and provide answers as to WHY it is very different this time.
As an added benefit, we are offering FREE Market Analytics for any interested Homeowners, relative to their neighborhood! Yes, absolutely FREE! Curious what the homes around your neighborhood are doing? Sold for? Subsidies if any, Days on Market or any Inspection Requests? We’ve got you covered:)
Simply DM or TEXT your address and best email and we will send the relevant comps and info over!!!

Sincerely yours,
Katherine Forno
Pearson Smith Realty
703-589-3584

3 Graphs Showing Why Today’s Housing Market Isn’t Like 2008 With all the headlines and talk in the media about the shift in the housing market, you might be thinking this is a housing bubble. It’s only natural for those thoughts to creep in that make you think it could be a repeat of what took place in 2008. But the good news is, there’s concrete data to...

Just a friendly reminder! We just switched all the ceiling fans to “winter mode” and it makes a huge difference!!! 👌🏻
The ceiling fan direction in summer should be counterclockwise to help create a downdraft, which creates that direct, cooling breeze. Your fan direction in winter needs to be clockwise to create an updraft and circulate warm air around the room

Our Monday Morning Blog!🏡
Today’s Hot Topic and the short answer is Homeownership has always been a great Hedge against Inflation!
Read on to learn how this impacts you:)

Should You Still Buy a Home with the Latest News About Inflation? While the Federal Reserve is working hard to bring down inflation, the latest data shows the inflation rate is still high, remaining around 8%. This news impacted the stock market and added fuel to the fire for conversations about a recession.

Let’s connect you to our trusted lenders!
Here’s the first step🏡♥️🏡

Our Monday Morning Blog! 🏡
There’s a certain sense of emotional attachment when owning a home and this includes a Joy Score!!!
Read all about it here:)
If you’re planning to buy a home this year, there are incredible benefits waiting for you at the end of your journey, including the ability to customize your home, the sense of achievement homeownership brings, and a greater connection to your community. Let’s connect to discuss everything homeownership has to offer.

The Emotional and Non-financial Benefits of Homeownership With higher mortgage rates, you might be wondering if now's the best time to buy a home. While the financial aspects are important to consider, there are also powerful non-financial reasons it may make sense to make a move. Here are just a few of the benefits that come with homeownership.

Awwww, our hearts are full. This is a short excerpt, from one of our Clients, to one of our Lenders. We’ve got you covered🏡💕
We can help you too!!!

“…I went through your site and filled it out and I compiled the documents, but before I send them, I want to talk to Katherine first.
This whole process started with my wife looking at a possible rental in Woodstock and she was very impressed with Katherine and how she handled herself, very professional, which we appreciate.”

Its a great time to buy! Here’s a few reasons why. If you’ve paused your home search because you had trouble finding a home to meet your needs, now may be the time to start looking again. With more homes for sale to choose from, buyers have a lot to look forward to as we move into the fall. DM me if you’re ready to pick your home search back up today.

Our Monday Morning Blog has arrived and it’s an interesting topic!
Read on, to see what Economists from First American are saying🏡

The True Strength of Homeowners Today The real estate market is on just about everyone’s mind these days. That’s because the unsustainable market of the past two years is behind us, and the difference is being felt. The question now is, just how financially strong are homeowners throughout the country? Mortgage debt grew beyond 10 t...

Just closed on this Reston gem!
Congratulations goes to our fabulous Clients as we welcome them home!!!♥️🏡♥️

Just closed on this beauty in Vienna!
Congratulations to our Clients!!!🥳♥️🏡

Our Monday Morning Blog🏡
Oftentimes we are asked if it’s a good time to sell. It’s a great time to sell, on numerous fronts ~ check out our Blog and weigh in!!!
If you’ve been holding off on selling because you’re worried about how rising prices will impact your next home search, rest assured your equity can help. It may be just what you need to cover a large portion (if not all) of the down payment on your next home.

Should I Sell My House This Year? There’s no denying the housing market is undergoing a shift this season as buyer demand slows and the number of homes for sale grows. But that shift actually gives you some unique benefits when you sell. Here’s a look at the key opportunities you have if you list your house this fall.

Here's What Housing Experts Forecast for the Rest of 2022 Nationally, home prices are forecast to appreciate, just at a more moderate pace than last year. Let's connect if you plan to buy or sell a home this year so you have a trusted advisor on your side.

Our Monday Morning Blog ☀️🏡☀️
Who wouldn’t want to build their net worth?
The stats are in, NAR reported;

“. . . the net worth of a homeowner was about $300,000 while that of a renter’s was $8,000 in 2021.”

Renting is as expensive as owning, except you’re paying yourself in a forced account as opposed to funding your Landlord’s retirement. Do you work for you? Or them??? If it’s you, let’s go House Hunting!!!🏠🏡🏘

How Owning a Home Builds Your Net Worth Owning a home is a major financial milestone and an achievement to take pride in. One major reason: the equity you build as a homeowner gives your net worth a big boost. And with high inflation right now, the link between owning your home and building your wealth is especially important.

Thank you to each and every one of you, that help our world go round!!! Happy Labor Day!!!♥️

Thank you to all our Clients’, for their continued trust in our Katherine Forno Homes Group🏡KFH Group
We continue to strive to Exceed Your Expectations!!!
While over 90% of our Business includes Past Clients and Direct Referrals, we have also had a great opportunity this year, to meet and assist several New Clients and we welcome you, to our KFH Family♥️

If you're trying to decide if you should rent or buy a home, consider this. Rental prices are skyrocketing and have been for years. If you become a homeowner, your fixed-rate mortgage would allow you to lock in a housing payment for the life of your loan. DM me to discuss why, if you’re able, it could make sense to buy a home today.

It isn’t that the Market has slowed. A critical piece is pricing yourself correctly.

Pricing Your House Right Is Critical It's critical to price your house right in today's market. Let's connect to make sure your house is priced to sell.

Okay, let’s get real! Everything has increased, fuel, energy, food and we hear a lot about these increased costs of living, with the term recession used.
I started my career in Real Estate in 2007, I cannot tell you what a challenging Market that was. My connections with Asset Managers, Loss Mitigation Departments, Cash for Keys, was the unfortunate norm. I decided to pursue my Designations in CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert) and SFR (Short Sale Foreclosure Resource) and I’m so glad I did. Our Group at KFH, Katherine Forno Homes, has earned the knowledge in this arena.
One thing that DOES appreciate in our current Market, is the value of Home Ownership. Corelogic numbers are statistics ~ in the current economic environment, Home Ownership creates a safety net, against inflation!!! So why are you waiting?

Are you wondering what a recession could do to home values? Historical data proves an economic slowdown doesn’t mean prices will fall. In 4 of the last 6 recessions, home prices actually appreciated. This goes to show 2008 wasn’t the norm. DM me, and let’s discuss why history shows an economic slowdown doesn’t equal a housing crisis.

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