Linda Refvem Broker/Realtor USA

09/21/2022

All my years as a professional Real Estate broker can I say that owing a home versus renting financially is a better option no matter interest rates or home price’s.

If you have questions about what’s happening in today’s market, feel free to reach out to me.

Homebuyers should expect more pain. The Federal Reserve is likely to raise rates as inflation soars—and mortgage rates will likely increase.

06/15/2022

Had to share this one! 😂😂😂

06/06/2022

In stark contrast to the recent New Home Sales data, a new white paper from Black Knight suggests that, by the time we include existing homes, there are actually "severe, accelerating, chronic shortages in every market," and "in every price range."   Collateral....

05/17/2022

Day #3 So many pictures to share from our GoPro when we return home.

04/11/2022

Looking at selling your home this April or May, It tends to be a busy time for many sellers, so beware of your competion. There are the three P's that are very important to follow to help you get a quick sell at top dollar. Price, Presentation and Promotion! If you are thinking of selling PM me and I would be glad to answer all your questions.

04/06/2022

03/25/2022

The market needs sellers!

Friday’s pending home sales report was the hat trick; all three home sales measures declined last month . While new and existing home sales have had their ups and downs in recent months, February was the fourth consecutive month that the National Association of Realtors’® (NAR’s) Pending ...

02/27/2022

This is a great easy to read article. 😎

Sometimes our lives are so busy that we treat our homes as if they were impersonal places that we merely pass through. But we can make certain that our homes truly feel like our sanctuaries by taking the time to tend to them like gardens, which need care in order to offer us the beauty of their bloo...

02/23/2022

Home Prices Aren’t Slowing Down (Yet)

Home price appreciation peaked in July with the FHFA House Price Index up 19.3% year-over year and the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City Index up 20.0%.  Both have come off the boil since then, but only slightly. Today brought the most recent update for both reports (through Decemb...

02/23/2022

Home price appreciation peaked in July with the FHFA House Price Index up 19.3% year-over year and the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City Index up 20.0%.  Both have come off the boil since then, but only slightly. Today brought the most recent update for both reports (through Decemb...

02/08/2022

Black Knight did not publish a Mortgage Monitor in January, so the new issue looks at the mortgage market at the end of 2021 into the early days of 2022. The company says that home price growth, which showed signs of cooling in the summer and fall of last year now appears to be re-accelerating, in p...

02/04/2022