Hood Homes Blog

MAY 2, 2018

Continue to up your game with professional development. At the end of the day, your seller does not care about your petty squabble with Zillow. They want their home where the buyers are. The buyers are on Zillow. Everyone looking for a home between 1500-2000 square feet are not going to see yours.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

They don’t ever have to have the conversation about how low their total payment is in the new home they’re buying, unlike some of their buyers (which explains higher cancellation rates). Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. percent (±20.4 percent)* above the revised December rate of 625,000, but is 19.4

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It doesn’t come cheap – about $1500-$2000 – but the job will make the home look great. Most insulation – in the attic, walls or crawl space – lasts 25 or more years but mold and leaks can develop and lead to a replacement project that will run $1000 or more (and far more if other damage is discovered).

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2023

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2022

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is below the recession levels of 2000 and back to 1996 levels. The housing construction cycle is over, but the builders will finish their homes under contract and hope rates will fall soon to lock up buyers. This is 12.6 percent (±16.9 percent (±10.9

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 25, 2024

The real estate landscape witnessed significant developments in 2023, as the New Hampshire market saw a historic low in listings. Despite this decline, motivated buyers were out there trying to secure a home while also trying to navigate lower affordability and low inventory. Sales Decline by 18.9% Average Prices Increase by 7.2%

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 25, 2023

The sellers custom built the home between 2007 and 2009, using high-end materials and finishes, including a wall of windows and 26-foot-high ceilings in the great room. The seller wanted that to be a part of the home, and he didn’t want it down in a cellar. to develop and report appraisals. to develop and report appraisals.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The affordability question is becoming more difficult to justify too, as home prices and interest rates rise amid other challenges facing buyers.“That’s Buyers with the deepest pockets may wait, however. HB 1951 would remove “Don’t Know” from the Seller Disclosure Statement that owners complete with the sale of a home.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Buyers will continue to outstrip sellers by a significant margin but less extreme than in 2021. Buyers are seeing rates inch higher – currently at about 3.25% in Seattle/King County for a typical 30-year mortgage (rates vary based on an applicant’s circumstances). That was the average national figure in 2000.).

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

These findings provide a strong economic base and cement walkable urban places and development as the wave of the future, as we move toward a more connected, environmentally sustainable way of life.” In addition, discussions are well underway between city leadership, neighborhood advocates and developers to consider placing a “lid” over I-5.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This is the season when buyers can take advantage of homeowners wishing to sell before the holidays and are showing a willingness to budge on price or make other concessions. The good news for buyers: Experts from the American Enterprise Institute believe prices will inch lower – down about 1.3% than 7.0%. “The

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 13, 2023

Unfortunately for buyers, both figures – prices and rates – are climbing, raising the hurdle to homeownership even higher for many. The pandemic housing market was super-charged by historically low interest rates and buyers seeking more spacious properties amid global health fears. That share from 2000–2019 was an average of 13%.

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

Ignoring market conditions adjustments makes us look incompetent to buyers, sellers, lenders, Realtors, and the general public. Acre lot Built in 2000 and recently renovated, the main estate and guesthouses offer a total of 7,455 square feet of living space. I purposely omitted AMCs from this group as they are order takers.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 13, 2023

Local government, developers, architects and others will need to step up and take responsibility for the sake of our city. It is lack of labor, land/lots, lumber/materials, lending for builders and land developers and ever-costly legal/regulatory costs,” he said. This is a time for leadership and for action,” Smith said.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 11, 2024

Developing interest from real estate movers and shakers for a high-risk facelift will be a great challenge amid rising financing and construction costs. The business group describes our area’s varied development mix, which also includes stadiums, music venues and restaurants, as akin to having a “diverse stock portfolio.”

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Will Springer Realtor

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

We can look back to post-World War II when HOAs helped to create the initial segregation of the suburbs with planned developments – such as Levittown in New York – and gated communities. It’s working well for both builders and buyers. Buyers must qualify for the mortgage at the highest rate in the offer. It’s called a buydown.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2021

annually between 1968 and 2000 but has since dropped to an average rate of 0.7% And, Seattle’s attempt to force building developers to incorporate more affordable homes within their new residential endeavors yielded only 21 units in 2020 out of a swell of 224 construction projects. The nation has faced a shortfall of 5.5 million to 6.8

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 9, 2021

Urban planners have a name for it: the 15-minute neighborhood and it is already in development in parts of the country, including Seattle. Where would you like to see this type of neighborhood development? I am often asked by sellers what home projects should they address to get the highest return on investment. ——-.

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 19, 2024

Despite a short session this year, lawmakers in Olympia were successful in passing 14 known pieces of legislation that serve to help home buyers and sellers as well as landlords and tenants. One of the top bills that failed would have permitted larger residential lots to be split to as small as 2000 sq.

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 11, 2024

However, in today’s market, the overlooked costs of running a household have taken center stage, demanding attention and strategic planning from homeowners and prospective buyers alike. Prospective home sellers are smart people. In the face of mounting challenges, knowledge is power. ELECTION YEAR EFFECT?

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