Realty Wise, LLC - Ana M. Chavarria, GRI, TACS

06/11/2026

Buyers are hip to the investors at this point of the market. This includes new builds as well.

The first four weeks of a listing are the most critical window for sellers, with Realtor.com research showing that homes closing around the four-week mark consistently achieve the best sale-to-list price ratios. Homes that go under contract in the first two weeks command the highest premiums above asking, while those that linger to 18 weeks see the worst outcomes as buyer psychology shifts from interest to skepticism.

06/11/2026

"Sellers want clicks, not cliques,” says Move, Inc. CEO Damian Eales. On the latest episode of the “Change Agents” podcast, he explains why open marketplaces and transparency in real estate matter more than ever, chats about the recent collaboration between Realtor.com and Zillow, and talks about AI and the rise of “pre-search.”

Tune in now! https://bit.ly/43lYAGp

06/11/2026

Houston homebuyer activity hits four-year high in May. Read our complete home sales report here - bit.ly/HARMarketUpdate

06/11/2026

First-time buyers rose to 35%, the highest since June 2020, as inventory opened entry points. Demand remains competitive with 25% of homes selling above list price, but sentiment cooled and homes averaged 2.3 offers.

06/09/2026

06/04/2026

The national median home listing price fell 2.4% year over year in May to $429,500, the steepest annual decline in Realtor.com data going back to 2017, as sellers shifted toward realistic pricing to attract buyers.

06/04/2026

More frustrated home sellers were giving up, right in the midst of the all-important spring market, according to new data. cnb.cx/4vsHHWr

06/04/2026

Here is the latest HAR Weekly Activity Snapshot (WAS) for the week ending June 1, 2026. More information available here - https://bit.ly/4e0XyED

06/03/2026

Ding ding 🛎️

Sellers hate hearing this, but pricing a home is not a creative writing exercise.

It's not based on the year you bought it. It's not based on the renovations you funded with a HELOC.
It's not based on the equity number you penciled into your retirement plan.
It's not based on what your brother-in-law's friend got for "basically the same house" three towns over.

It's based on one thing and one thing only: what buyers have actually paid, in your specific market, in the last 90 days, for homes that genuinely compare to yours.

That's the entire science. There is no other math.

The market is a brutal accountant.

It doesn't care how much you owe.
It doesn't care how much you spent.
It doesn't care what an algorithm projected.

It just looks at the most recent transactions and renders a verdict.

The agents you trust are the ones who walk you through that data instead of pretending your home is exempt from it.

The agents you regret hiring are the ones who agreed with whatever number got them the listing and then watched it die on the market.

One conversation hurts at the appointment. The other hurts every day for 90 days.

06/03/2026

Berkshire Hathaway agreed Sunday to buy Taylor Morrison, the nation's sixth largest homebuilder, for roughly $8.5 billion in cash, paying $72.50 per share, a 24% premium to the builder's May 29 closing price. It is one of the first major deals made under new CEO Greg Abel, who took over from Warren Buffett earlier this year.