Maureen France Real Estate

01/09/2021

Home buyers and owners are lining up! As interest rates fell below 3% on 30-year fixed-rate loans, demand for mortgages spiked nationwide. Mortgage origination of Q3 2020 listed an increase of 17% from Q2 and 45% from last year - the highest level in 13 years ⤵️

During the third quarter, 3.25 million mortgages were originated on residential properties, the highest level this figure has reached in 13 years

01/07/2021

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01/07/2021

Did you know that mortgage rates have already hit 13 record-lows this year? Mortgage rates are expected to stay ⬇️ as employment improves and spending rises, according to NAR ⬇️

They’ve have hit new record lows 13 times this year, the latest in November. An NAR economist predicts whether the trend will reverse soon.

01/05/2021

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01/04/2021

Need a reason to buy now and not wait any longer?

✅ Since the pandemic, only 130 homes in every 10,000 are for sale. Rising tenure length and decade-long new-home inventory shortage cause the big short supply that will likely remain in 2021

First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming explains why the housing market’s ‘big short’ in supply isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

01/01/2021

A demographic shift is happening! 85% of existing-home sales buyers purchased houses in the suburbs, or in smaller, less dense counties. Click to see the facts and the figures!

NAR’s October REALTORS® Confidence Index Report indicates that there is a demographic shift from the cities to the suburbs, or to smaller counties, less dense counties.

12/31/2020

The proof is in the numbers! Fueled by low mortgage rates and changing consumer trends, the hot housing market may continue into 2021!

Yes, people really are leaving the city for the suburbs, Ryan Schneider said on his company's third-quarter earnings call Thursday

12/31/2020

✔️ Are we expecting a hot real estate winter wonderland? See why the holidays will boom with sales this Q4 ✔️

Winter is typically slow for the real estate market. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, this winter will be a great time to sell. Here's why.

12/29/2020

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12/29/2020

When the buyers don’t come running after putting your house up for sale, for-sale-by-owners (FSBOs) are left scratching their heads, perplexed about what’s happening.

Here are 6️⃣ reasons that FSBOs typically find selling much harder than they imagined.

With low inventory levels and sky-high prices, it might be tempting for sellers to stick a sign in the ground and see what they can get. It'll practically sell itself, right? Not so fast. Here are six reasons that FSBOs crash and burn.

12/25/2020

Attention Sellers!⬆ When 63% of buyers are indicating that the home office is a must for their new home purchase, it's time to get creative.

Keep the eyeballs on your virtual listing and open house! Here's how to renovate smart ✅

Sellers, if you have a home office, now's the time to promote it. Here's how to set up a space that will attract buyers and seal the deal. The post Get To Work! How To Make Your Home Office Space a Huge Selling Point appeared first on Real Estate News & Insights | realtor.com®.

12/24/2020

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