The headlines last week had a familiar look to them, but in terms of what they actually signified for readers who might be potential home buyers or sellers in Henderson, they really should have triggered a snap-to moment: “Mortgage Rates Fall to New 2016 Lows,” was the Star Tribune’s headline. Yahoo Finance echoed that, adding, [...]
There are Top 10 Lists aplenty that detail just why any Henderson homeowner should think twice before planting one of those For Sale by Owner signs in their front yard. One of them is that when you sell your home all by yourself, the sheer amount of time you’ll have to devote to mastering processes [...]
It looked like another chuckle-worthy April Fool’s Day dispatch: CNBC’s webcast “Is NYC luxury real estate about to go bust?” It was barely 7 in the morning on April 1—but only the most bleary-eyed Henderson web watchers were likely to have been caught off-guard. Pranksters had already made mincemeat of the credibility Friday news dispatches [...]
Even the least vigilant of the Henderson’s market-watchers had their antennae out last week, the traditional time of the month when real estate statistics are released from the most authoritative sources. National trends in home sales frequently provide clues to the direction the Henderson market is likely to take—and with the spring selling season already [...]
A couple of recent developments made the news recently that promised to impact our Henderson’s real estate scene either now or in the future. The one that got most of the attention last Wednesday came from a familiar source: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Her news conference’s less-than-stirring pronouncement (“Caution is appropriate”) made headlines nonetheless [...]
It might sound shocking, but our Henderson’s homeowners—present and future—have DTIs! Although the press has been largely silent, it’s important that the public is fully educated on the subject. But before anyone calls an emergency meeting to see what can be done… The good news is that, despite how dire it may sound, having DTIs [...]
This spring’s Henderson housing market continues to reflect most of the trends that have held sway in much of the nation. There is good news, not-so-good news, and (happy to report) no really bad news at all. In fact, it’s the absence of threatening factors that make our housing market a welcoming one for those [...]
There is something about spring that gets everybody at least thinking about fixing up the house, and it’s that time of year again. Throughout the length and breadth of the Henderson, home décor decisions are being pondered. Ambitious landscaping and fix-up plans are being laid, budgets drawn, and troops assembled (the troops will be armed [...]
When you think about it, it was to be expected: the pace of house flipping activity in communities all over the country almost had to quicken. The market made it all but inevitable—in places where prices are on the rise while inventories remain tight, the conditions are right. A “house flip” in Henderson is what [...]
As we enter the spring selling season, it’s only natural to look for clues about what to expect for Henderson home sales. Normally, one of the principal barometers comes from the National Association of REALTORS®. Their Pending Home Sales Index is a national compendium of hard data that can be useful for predicting home sales [...]
Home automation is going mainstream. There: I said it. We all knew it would happen, but some of us hoped it would happen later. The prospect of our house being smarter than we are has been out there since as far back as when the first Terminator movie hit VHS (or was it Beta? Or [...]
Our Henderson’s spring selling season is underway! Okay—it’s understandable if that seems like a somewhat premature announcement, but it is verifiable from any number of sources. Never mind that this year, spring doesn’t officially arrive in Henderson until March 20…but that’s only what astronomers say (and they can’t even decide whether Pluto is a [...]