Real Estate with Hazel Rosete

How Smart Is It to Buy a Home Today?

Whether you’re buying your first home or selling your current house, if your needs are changing and you think you need to move, the decision can be complicated. You may have to take personal or professional considerations into account, and only you can judge what impact those factors should have on your desire to move.

Where Have All the Houses Gone?

In today’s housing market, it seems harder than ever to find a home to buy. Before the health crisis hit us a year ago, there was already a shortage of homes for sale. When many homeowners delayed their plans to sell at the same time that more buyers aimed to take advantage of record-low mortgage […]

3 Reasons We’re Definitely Not in a Housing Bubble

Home values appreciated by about ten percent in 2020, and they’re forecast to appreciate by about five percent this year. This has some voicing concern that we may be in another housing bubble like the one we experienced a little over a decade ago. Here are three reasons why this market is totally different.

Spring Buying Season Extends Into Summer [INFOGRAPHIC]

Friday July 31st, 2015Wednesday July 29th, 2015 simplify 10 Comments

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Are Home Values REALLY at Record Levels?

Thursday July 30th, 2015Wednesday July 29th, 2015 simplify 9 Comments

Last week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Home Sales Report. The report announced that the median existing-home price in June was $236,400. That value surpasses the peak median sales price set in July 2006 ($230,400). This revelation created many headlines exclaiming that home prices had hit a “new record”:

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Homeownership: The Real Story Behind The Headlines

Wednesday July 29th, 2015Tuesday July 28th, 2015 simplify 6 Comments

The big housing news this week is that the homeownership rate has dropped to 63.4% which represents the lowest rate in 48 years. That news definitely is making headlines. Yet, to fully understand what this means we have to look at the story that created these headlines.

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Buyer Demand Continues To Outpace Housing Supply

Tuesday July 28th, 2015Monday July 27th, 2015 simplify 45 Comments

The price of any item is determined by the supply of that item, and the market demand. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently released their latest Existing Home Sales Report. (more…)

5 Reasons To Sell Now | Simplifying The Market

5 Reasons You Should Sell Now!

Monday July 27th, 2015Wednesday January 6th, 2016 simplify 7 Comments

As the temperature continues to rise, buyers are coming out ready to purchase their dream home. Here are five reasons that you should list your house for sale now.

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Cost Across Time [INFOGRAPHIC]

Friday July 24th, 2015Thursday July 23rd, 2015 simplify 9 Comments

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Freddie Mac: Equity Matters (a Lot!)

Thursday July 23rd, 2015Friday July 17th, 2015 simplify 7 Comments

According to a Merrill Lynch survey, over 80% of the people in this country believe that homeownership is still “an important part of the American Dream”. There are many financial and non-financial reasons people feel this way.

One of the biggest reasons is because it helps build family wealth. Last week, Freddie Mac posted about the power of home equity. They explained:

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Home Sales Will Remain Hot This Summer

Wednesday July 22nd, 2015Wednesday July 22nd, 2015 simplify 20 Comments

People always talk about the “spring buying season” when they talk real estate. However, this year it appears as though the summer real estate market will be just as hot.

The most recent Foot Traffic Report released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed that there are more buyers out looking at homes right now than at any other time in the last two years including the past two springs (in orange below).

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