What is the best thing a consumer can do to prepare for the 2024 selling season? Get Good Help! To check an agent's qualifications, go to Zillow and click on the Agent Finder at the top of their page. Zillow wants you to use one of the agents they display prominently,...
In 2024, Zillow economists predict home buyers will have more options and a bit more affordability breathing room — but only a bit — after the inventory crunch and mortgage rates rising to 20-year highs were this year’s headline news items. Buying a home will remain...
Brutalist? Here's what's in and out: Do you love to set trends rather than chase them? You can get ahead of the curve on the hottest new home design trends by checking out our predictions of which features and design elements will be trending in 2024. We looked at...
The copycat lawsuits are pouring in now, with attorneys from across the country looking to get their piece. The latest, called Batton 2 (other versions were filed previously), is for buyers from the last 27 years: “All persons who, since December 1, 1996 through the...
These are getting into the lazy zone now because predicting 2% to 4% increases over the next 12 months doesn't take any real forecasting - they are just safe guesses based on historical norms which flew out the window with rising rates about 18 months ago. They might...
Paying referral fees is a standard practice in the realtor business. Are you thinking of moving to a new town and need an introduction to a realtor there? Your agent here will track one down for you, and that agent will pay them a referral fee, which used to be 20%...
One of the funniest videos ever!
At the beginning of 2023, the Zillow 1-year forecast for San Diego home values was -0.8%. In May, their expected 1-year appreciation rate in our local areas was around +3%. Now they are guessing it will be around 5%….which might cause more sellers to wait longer! SE...
At the beginning of 2023, the Zillow 1-year forecast for San Diego home values was -0.8%. In May, their expected 1-year appreciation rate in our local areas was around +3%. Now they are guessing it will be around 4%....which might cause more sellers to wait longer! SE...
Zillow, Goldman Sachs, and every economist thought the 2023 market would be all negative. But now.... Goldman Sachs originally forecasted home prices to fall by double digits. However, they have released a report titled - “As interest rates climb, the global housing...
