Faun Hauptman, President, Employing Broker Paragon Realty Professionals

09/27/2025

04/08/2025

04/08/2025

If you're like me, watching your 401K turn into a "101K" is enough to induce a panic attack. Savers and investors don't like watching principal and earnings evaporate. While I'm not going to wax politics here, the last few days of trading are enough to trigger a portfolio crisis no matter who you voted for. Since real estate is my thing, I want to talk about the reason(s) you may want to rebalance your investments with an eye toward real estate.

If you’re like me, watching your 401K turn into a “101K” is enough to induce a panic attack. Savers and investors don’t like watching principal and earnings evaporate.  While I’m not going to wax politics here, the last few days of trading are enough to trigger a portfolio crisis no matt...

04/08/2025

http://faunhauptman.com/2025/04/03/april-best-time-to-sell/

Mark your calendars! The week of April 13-19*, 2025, is officially the best time to sell, according to Realtor.com’s annual analysis. This week offers the most favorable market conditions for sellers — stronger home prices, peak buyer demand and lower competition from other listings. The Spring market moves fast, and sellers who list as well-prepared home in mid-April will be positioned to sell quickly and for top dollar. To help you make the most of this prime listing window, we’re breaking down the five biggest takeaways from the report, plus resources to help you turn these insights into efficiently reaching your home selling (and buying?) goals.

Exceprt from Realtor.comPRO   March 17, 2025 issue Mark your calendars! The week of April 13-19*, 2025, is officially the best time to sell, according to Realtor.com’s annual analysis. This week offers the most favorable market conditions for sellers — stronger home prices, peak buyer deman...

09/30/2024

https://faunhauptman.com/2024/09/21/the-nar-settlement-2/

BACKGROUND Prior to August 17, 2024, most licensed real estate agents operated under a system that had evolved over the last 100 years.  That evolution included, approximately 50 years ago, the development of digital MLS systems by individual, local Realtor boards.  The boards used member fees to ...

09/21/2024

“Freddie Mac outlines the probability that mortgage rates will trend downward in the coming months, leading to a “significant surge in demand, mainly from the first-time home buyers left at the margins,” as well as a small uptick in housing inventory as the rate lock-in effect loosens somewhat.”
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09/21/2024

https://williamhauptman.com/2024/09/19/the-tudor/

The Tudor architectural style, which originated in England at the end of the medieval period, is known for its distinctive features such as steep pitched roofs, turrets, gables, elaborate brickwork, tall chimneys, and grouped casement windows. This style gained popularity in the United States in the...

09/20/2024

https://faunhauptman.com/2024/08/13/nar_settlement/

Will the Lawsuits Against NAR and Resulting Settlements Change the Way Real Estate is Done? BACKGROUND Currently, most buyers in the United States work with a professional real estate agent, sometimes called a broker or Realtor, to help them identify and purchase a home. Real estate agents and broke...

06/28/2023

It's never too early to start planning for the future!