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Quarterly home sales down on inventory crunch Inventory or lack thereof is the prime culprit, but total home sales for the first quarter of 2022 in Northern Virginia’s five largest jurisdictions were down a collective 10.1 percent

Wanted to share this article from NH Home magazine. It’s a beautiful lake house complete redesign by Emily Shakra! Emily knocked this one out of the park.

MID-CENTURY LAKE HOUSE MAKEOVER Never let a good crisis go to waste. Physicians Michelle and James Flynn of Bedford had owned the midcentury modern, split-level house in Wentworth Cove on the shore of Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford since 2005, but it took a disaster for them to turn the house into the seasonal home of their dreams.

Why Waiting To Sell Your House Could Cost You a Small Fortune Many homeowners who plan to sell in 2022 may think the wise thing to do is to wait for the spring buying market since historically about 40 percent of home sales occur between April and July. However, this year’s expected to be much different than the norm. Here are five reasons to list your house...

There Won’t Be a Wave of Foreclosures in the Housing Market When mortgage forbearance plans were first announced and the pandemic surged through the country in early 2020, many homeowners were allowed to pause their mortgage payments. Some analysts were concerned that once the forbearance program ended, the housing market would experience a wave of foreclosu...

Homebuyers: Be Ready To Act This Winter To succeed as a buyer in today’s market, it’s important to understand which market trends will have the greatest impact on your home search. Danielle Hale, Chief Economist at realtor.com, says there are two factors every buyer should keep their eyes on:

Inside the ‘$500M’ Bel Air mansion heading to foreclosure auction A bloated Bel Air, Calif., mansion that began life as a $500 million whisper listing in 2017 is now sinking under a $180 million mountain of debt.

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If you are a homeowner or a renter here are some tips that will help you.

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Why Brokers, Agents Should Invest in Real Estate Becoming an investor will not only help bring in extra income, but it will also help you grow your skillset and network.

Home-sellers continue to hold upper hand in most areas of Virginia Year-over-year home sales prices grew 16.6 percent statewide in May, putting more than $50,000 extra into the pockets of typical sellers as the post-COVID market juggernaut rolls on.

Arlington apartment rents surge back, but still have ground to make up In another sign that the pandemic’s negative economic impact may be on the wane, Arlington apartment rents continue to battle back from the beating they took last year.

Most Americans Now Believe It’s a Good Time To Buy a Home, Despite Soaring House Prices—Here’s Why Americans continue to prefer real estate to other long-term investments such as stocks and bonds, a new survey shows.

Money Talks in These 10 Metros Where All-Cash Buyers Are Scooping Up Homes With more people buying homes in cash, the data team at Realtor.com decided to find where the biggest growth in cash purchases has been this year.

Competition remains fierce among N.Va. home-buyers Northern Virginia’s home-buyers are putting their properties on the market at a strong clip, but the inventory continues to be overwhelmed by buyer demand, according to new data.

What Is a Wraparound Loan, and Is It Right for You? When you don't qualify for a conventional mortgage, you may think your dreams of homeownership are dashed. But a wraparound loan could be an option.

Should You Refinance With the Same Lender? How To Decide When you refinance your home, it's a good idea to shop around to find the best interest rates and terms. But should you try your current lender, too?

6 Ways Home Buyers Mess Up Getting a Mortgage Getting a mortgage is the most treacherous part of the home-buying process for many people. Here's what can go wrong.

5 Smart Reasons To Refinance Your Mortgage Right Now Since the Federal Reserve recently voted for the first benchmark interest rate hike in years, many homeowners may be wondering: Should they refinance?

Home Prices Have Hit a New High—Is the Housing Market About To Crash? With home prices soaring, it's no wonder that Google searches for when the housing market will crash have spiked. Is a real estate bubble about to pop?

7 Promising Signs the Home You're Buying Will Have Good Resale Value It may seem premature to think about selling a home before you buy it. But if you want a profit when you do, look for these signs of good resale value.

5 Things You Didn't Know a VA Loan Could Do for You A VA loan can allow service members to qualify for homes they might have thought were out of reach. Here are five ways a VA loan can help these buyers.

How To Get in Line for Homeowner Assistance Funds States will distribute nearly $10 billion to help homeowners hurt by the pandemic. Find out how to get homeowner assistance.

It's a Home Seller's Market—and Baby Boomers Are Cashing In In today's hot real estate market, the baby boomers are making out like bandits. This generation sold the most homes, helping them to buy new ones.

How the Housing Market Was Rocked by COVID-19—and Where We Go From Here One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, inventory has hit record lows, prices have skyrocketed, and homes that come to market are selling quickly.

Here's What Your Mortgage Lender Wants You To Know About Buying a House Right Now The housing market has been red-hot for a while, but the current market conditions make buying more of a challenge than ever.

The Surprising Reason the Nation May Avoid Another Foreclosure Crisis About 1.7 million homeowners behind on their mortgage payments are projected to leave forbearance in September. Could that trigger a new foreclosure crisis?

House with hidden human-sized vault creeps out social media Most homes don’t feature vaults large enough to keep a person inside.

New-Home Construction Rebounds as America Faces Dire Housing Shortage The U.S. has a major housing shortfall currently that should give builders room to continue constructing new homes throughout 2021.

How Much Time Do You Need To Save for a Down Payment? | Keeping Current Matters One of the biggest hurdles homebuyers face is saving for a down payment.

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What It Means To Be in a Sellers’ Market | Keeping Current Matters If you’ve given even a casual thought to selling your house in the near future, this is the time to really think seriously about making a move.

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To Renovate or Not To Renovate Before You Sell | Keeping Current Matters When thinking about selling, homeowners often feel they need to get their house ready with some remodeling to make it more appealing to buyers.

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How Often Can You Refinance a Home Loan? More Than You Might Think There are technically no limits on how many times you can refinance your mortgage. But refinancing too much has several downsides.

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Homeownership Is Full of Financial Benefits | Keeping Current Matters A Fannie Mae survey recently revealed some of the most highly-rated benefits of homeownership, which continue to be key drivers in today’s power-packed housing market.

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$1.7M Glass House in Maryland: 'Every Season Is a New Masterpiece' On the market for $1.7 million, this gorgeous glass house sits on 4 acres along the banks of the Gunpowder River in Monkton, MD.

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Virginia sees major housing inventory shortage | Virginia Business Across Virginia and the nation, real estate experts are singing the same tune: We’re facing a major housing inventory shortage that shows no signs of letting up soon. “Inventory is down about 44% compared to a year ago and it’s about a third of what it was five years ago,” says Lisa Sturteva...

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