Last year, one factor drove the real estate market more than any other: rising mortgage rates. In March 2022, the Federal Reserve began a series of interest rate hikes in an effort to pump the brakes on inflation.1 And while some market sectors have been slow to respond, the… Read More
How to Bridge the Appraisal Gap in Today’s Real Estate Market APPRAISALS IN A RAPIDLY SHIFTING MARKET An appraisal contingency is a standard inclusion in a home offer. It enables the buyer to make the closing of the transaction dependent on a satisfactory appraisal wherein the value… Read More
When COVID-related shutdowns began in March, real estate brokers scrambled to respond to the shift and homeowners debated whether or not to put their houses on the market. What followed was a period of unprecedented demand in the U.S. real estate market, which ended the year with increasing… Read More
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