Market Updates

Dec. 19, 2023

Why Now Is Still a Great Time To Sell Your House

If you were worried buyer demand disappeared when mortgage rates went up, the data shows there are plenty of interested buyers still out there. The housing market isn’t as frenzied as it was during the ‘unicorn’ years when buyer demand was through the roof, mortgage rates were historically low, and …

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Dec. 15, 2023

Mortgage Rates Looking More Favorable

For the first time since August, interest rates for a 30-year fixed mortgage have dropped below 7%, hitting 6.95% this week. This brings the monthly mortgage payment for a home priced at $400,000 to $2,118. This is down from a recent high this Autumn of 7.79% and yields monthly savings …

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Dec. 5, 2023

Experts Project Rising Home Prices

Even with so much data showing home prices are actually rising in most of the country, there are still a lot of people who worry there will be another price crash in the immediate future. In fact, a recent survey from Fannie Mae shows that 23% of consumers think prices …

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Nov. 21, 2023

2024 Housing Market Forecast

Some Highlights

  • Thinking of buying or selling a house and wondering what the new year holds for the housing market? Experts forecast home prices to end this year up 2.8% and to rise another 1.5% in 2024. And climbing prices help make homeownership a good investment.

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Oct. 24, 2023

Q3 Washington County Market Report

Let's examine our local real estate statistics year to date compared to the same period last year.

1. The number of sold lots has decreased by ~32%.
2. The number of sold homes has decreased by ~10%.
3. The number of platted lots has decreased by ~44%.
4. The …

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July 31, 2017

Curious About Local Real Estate?

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Curious about local real estate? So are we! Every month we review trends in our real estate market and consider the number of homes on the market in each price tier, the amount of time particular homes have been listed for sale, specific …

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