Typically buyer activity levels off in October, but due to lower inventory levels this year we are continuing to see strong buyer activity that is favoring home sellers. While buyers are enjoying historic lows for mortgage rates, inventory has shrunk due to the fact that people aren’t wanting to move during a pandemic. This has… Read More »
One thing for sure is that September 2020 will be a memorable month for all, especially for those with kindergarten to college-aged children returning to school in new and different ways. Let’s hope that this month will also bring some welcome winds of change for the better – not only in temperatures! The housing market continues to… Read More »
Typically August is the best time of the year to buy a house. There’s usually plenty of inventory, and it’s the time when sellers are lowering prices before fall begins. Suffice it to say, 2020 is unlike any typical year we have ever seen before – all the way around. What’s different this year is… Read More »
Initially the most exciting day in residential real estate is going under contract on a house your buyers love, but if you make it to closing day, that’s truly the most exciting day! The house has been fully investigated, repairs negotiated, loan terms fulfilled, but quite possibly in this wild Raleigh area market there have… Read More »
One issue that can derail a home purchase very quickly is the presence of termites. Neither a buyer or a seller wants to hear that word. Recently the BMRG has run across more termites than we would like to see and we’ve also seen an increase in discussions on our own neighborhood message boards regarding… Read More »
Its quite dreary here in Raleigh, NC today. Major storms are passing through our area and it makes me want to curl up with my new puppy and ignore the world. But the busy spring home market is here and ignoring life is not an option today. Here are some great ways to work on… Read More »
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Kermit the Frog has been lamenting about being green since the 70’s but with Pantone’s 2017 Color of the Year, Greenery (15-0343), its hard to imagine there is anything difficult about this natural color. Sadly though, when choosing colors for your home, green can be one of the most difficult tones to select. Ask the… Read More »
So….you are out looking at new construction and you pull into the model home of a neighborhood that is currently being built. You go into the sleek, beautifully furnished model complete with top of the line granite and Brazilian hardwoods, and you think “This is it! This is the one!” So you meet with the… Read More »