What’s Ahead for Home Prices? As the housing market cools in response to the dramatic rise in mortgage rates, home price appreciation is cooling as well. And if you’re following along with headlines in the media, you’re probably seeing a wide range of opinions calling for everything from falling home prices to ongoing appreciation. But what’s true? What’s most …
The True Strength of Homeowners Today
What is the strength of home owners today? The real estate market is on just about everyone’s mind these days. That’s because the unsustainable market of the past two years is behind us, and the difference is being felt. The question now is, just how financially strong are homeowners throughout the country? Mortgage debt grew beyond 10 …
Why You Should Consider Condos as Part of Your Home Search
Why consider condos in your search? The historically low inventory over the past few years led to challenges for many buyers trying to find a home that met their needs and their budget. If you’re in the same boat, you should know the recent shift in the housing market may have opened up doors for …
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Home Sales About To Surge? We May See a Winter Like Never Before.
Experts predict that with buyer demand being extremely strong, home sales are about to surge. It appears we may soon see a somewhat uncharacteristic increase in homes for sale. Like most industries, residential real estate has a seasonality to it. For example, toy stores sell more toys in October, November, and December than they do …
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First-Time Buyers Are Searching for Existing Homes This Year
In the latest Housing Trends Report, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) measured the share of adults planning to buy a home over the next 12 months. The report indicates the percentage of all buyers that will be first-time buyers looking to purchase a home grew from 58% in Q4 2018 to 63% in Q4 2019. The …
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Why Have a Home Inspection?
New Home Inspection Why have a home inspection? As real estate brokers, we are often asked about inspections. "Should I have a home inspection on a new house?” “What about a radon test?” “Are sewer scopes important?” “Is testing for lead base paint important?” Why Inspections? Why Not? The answer is relatively easy – Safety …
Selecting Your Real Estate Broker
Selecting Your Real Estate Broker Having a real estate broker is like having an opinion – virtually everybody has one. And like a good tenant for owners of investment properties, good real estate brokers are gold. How do you select a good one? Ask your friends, family, co-workers, your title company friend, your mortgage broker, …
Sell Your Home Faster
Tips to Sell Your Home Faster When selling your house, there are a few key things you can prioritize to have the greatest impact for a faster sale: 1. Make Buyers Feel at Home Declutter your home! Pack away all personal items like pictures, awards, and sentimental belongings. Make buyers feel like they belong in the …
Ready for Winter? Winterizing Tips
Tips to Make Sure Your Home is Ready for Winter! Ready for Winter? When it comes to winterizing our homes, everyone has an opinion. As real estate professionals, we known when to stay in our own wheelhouse and when to bring in the experts. Fortunately, with the magic of the internet, those pros are easy …
#1 Reason to List in Winter
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Snow home this winter!
4 Reasons to Buy A Home This Winter! Here are four great reasons to consider buying a home today instead of waiting. 1. Prices Will Continue to Rise CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Insight report revealed that home prices have appreciated by 5.6% over the last 12 months. The same report predicts that prices will continue to increase at …
Open House Blow Out by BST!
We are gonna blow the HOUSES wide OPEN Sat, June 23rd and Sun, June 24th. We have 6 fabulous properties to showcase and would love to have you come by and check them out! Here is the line up so you can plan ahead! Just click the pictures below for property details and pictures. Have …
Great Agents Teach!
Great agents take the time to educate their clients! What Should You Look for In Your Real Estate Team? How do you select the agents who are going to help make your dream of owning a home a reality? What should you be looking for? How do you know if you’ve found the right agent …
For Sale Woodburn Oregon Estates – Senior Real Estate Specialist
Lisa Santana, Principal Broker/Owner Senior Real Estate Specialist (503 930-7793 Lisa@bledsoesantana.com REALTORS® WITH THE SRES® CAN HELP YOU SELL YOUR HOME Current Homes for Sale Woodburn Estates Schedule An Appointment There's almost always an emotional element associated with selling a long-time home. SRES® designees are real estate agents that specialize in senior needs and can ease …
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Why Waiting To Sell May Cost You More
Buyer Demand Still Outpacing the Supply of Homes for Sale The price of any item is determined by the supply of that item, as well as market demand. The National Association of REALTORS (NAR) surveys “over 50,000 real estate practitioners about their expectations for home sales, prices and market conditions” for their monthly REALTORS Confidence Index. Their latest edition sheds some light …
20 Tips to Prepare Your House For Sale
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All Things Silverton
Check Out Our New Silverton Oregon Resource Page! Bledsoe Santana Team Realy LLC; Your Resource now and after the sale! We are excited about our new resource page; "All Things Silverton", where you will find information at your fingertips on local events, schools, restaurants, shopping, and well....just about everything Silverton! Be sure to check back …
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