Katie Ward- CrestPoint Real Estate

05/06/2025

It's almost that time again! Our upcoming community day has gotten better and bigger each year! We're excited for another year to provide a fun-filled day for free to the community. We would LOVE to see you there 😊

04/03/2025

Anyone else excited for the warmer weather as we enter spring? I love this reminder to be grateful for the moment you're in and find the growth in the here and now. 💙

02/16/2025

Taking you along for a virtual tour of this beautiful home! See more details here: https://looksee.it/S6E75

01/20/2025

01/16/2025

I may be biased, but it's really the truth- home ownership is an attainable way to gain wealth and stability for your family! Even when your credit isn't great or you don't have much saved, there are options out there! Reach out anytime and I can get you what you need to get started. 😊

01/13/2025

Story time! 📖
The winter time can bring on a slower real estate market. It’s not uncommon to see houses taking 30, 60, or even 90 days to sell. Sometimes this can lead buyers to think they have a lot of time. Time to look, time to think, time to prepare. This is partly true, but there can be risk in lacking urgency when it’s needed. As we say in real estate “Time is of the essence”. ⏰

I recently had a client who found a house they loved (Yay!). They were considering making an offer but they wanted to think about it for a while. After about a week, they decided to make an offer (Let’s go!). But wait… they didn’t have their preapproval done yet (Shoot.). Submitting an offer without a preapproval is very rarely actually considered, so I strongly encouraged them to get that wrapped up asap so we could make a strong offer, so they didn’t lose the house.

Fast forward another week, I'm informed there is another offer on the table that had about a day timeline on it (another shoot!). The next day, another offer came in (seriously?!). Two weeks ago, there was nothing going on, and here we are, now up against 2 other offers. My clients still really wanted the home, but they hadn’t applied for a loan yet, thinking they had more time. We went ahead and submitted an offer without the preapproval. I worked every angle to showcase my clients financial stability and we put forth a really strong offer to the sellers. Ultimately, the sellers went with another offer. They likely didn’t want to risk not having a preapproval, and if I had to guess, our offer got used for leverage to get a higher offer from one of the other buyers (this is what happens in multiple offer situations!).

Obviously this was a huge bummer for my clients and it was not fun filling them in on the news that their offer didn’t win. Within the next day, they applied for the loan and got their preapproval so they will be ready on the next one. 😀

I wanted to share this with you just to illustrate that a slow market doesn’t always indicate you have all the time in the world to think/prepare/fill in the blank...there is also still the chance of multiple offers. This is because most buyers are playing the waiting game, and the average days on market are EXPECTED to be higher. ***Time is of the essence*** no matter the season or market conditions! 🎯

01/09/2025

Hey all! Here's a market update with Indianapolis real estate stats and trends for January 2025 📊📈

01/07/2025

Truly hoping this year brings you lasting memories, growth, and adventures worth taking! 😊

12/25/2024

Wishing you a fulfilling and enjoyable day!

12/12/2024

I need your help! Tell me what you think: What do you find most important about your real estate agent, whether buying or selling? Comment below 😊⬇️

12/11/2024

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