Category: For Buyers

Ready To Sell, but Don’t Know Where You’ll Go? [INFOGRAPHIC]

For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Sacramento Housing Market, Sacramento Real EstateChrysti Tovani
Some Highlights If you’re thinking of selling your house but don’t know what you should buy, you have options. Existing homes offer a wide variety of home styles, an established neighborhood, and lived-in charm. Meanwhile, new home construction lets you create your perfect home, cash in on energy efficiency, and minimize repairs. Whether you’re looking for newly built or existing homes, both have their perks. If you’re ready to sell your house, let’s connect today to go over the perks of both existing and newly built homes to find out what’s right for you.

Surprising Shift Favors Homeowners: Buyers Now Prefer Existing Homes

For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Sacramento Housing Market, Sacramento Real EstateChrysti Tovani
In April, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) posted an article, Home Buyers’ Preferences Shift Towards New Construction, which reported: “60% of people who were looking to buy a home in 2020 said they’d prefer new construction to an existing home.” However, it seems buyers are now shifting their preferences back to existing homes. […]

Sellers: Make Today’s Home Price Appreciation Work for You

For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Sacramento Housing Market, Sacramento Real EstateChrysti Tovani
Home prices continue to rise as we move through the summer, and that’s good news for sellers who are looking to maximize their home’s potential. If you’re on the fence about whether to list your house now or later, the question you should really ask is: will this price appreciation last? Here’s what three leading […]

With Rents on the Rise – Is Now the Time To Buy?

For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Sacramento Housing Market, Sacramento Real EstateChrysti Tovani
According to recent data from realtor.com, median rental prices have reached their highest point ever recorded in many areas across the country. The report found rents rose by 8.1% from the same time last year. As it notes: “Beyond simply recovering to pre-pandemic levels, rents across the country are surging. Typically, rents fluctuate less than […]

Key Questions To Ask Yourself Before Buying a Home

For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Sacramento Housing Market, Sacramento Real EstateChrysti Tovani
Sometimes it can feel like everyone has advice when it comes to buying a home. While your friends and loved ones may have your best interests in mind, they may also be missing crucial information about today’s housing market that you need to make your best decision. Before you decide whether you’re ready to buy […]

How To Get the Best Deal With a New Home Builder

Buying Myths, First Time Buyers, For Buyers, Move Up Buyers, New ConstructionChrysti Tovani
Looking at new model homes can be fun and exciting. There is so much possibility; unlike purchasing a home that someone has already lived in, you get to buy a fresh new home that can be customized for you. There are some differences between buying from a homeowner and a builder that are important to note. When buying an existing home from a homeowner, you might be able to negotiate on price. However, a builder’s top priority is to build homes that sell for a set price and move on to the next project. For them to finance the development,…

Is it Time for Upsizing Your Home?

For Buyers, Move Up BuyersChrysti Tovani
Unfortunately, our homes don’t always grow with us. What may have initially worked fine for a single person, a young couple’s starter home, or a family with a newborn can quickly become too small as families expand and multiple generations live under one roof. Remodeling and adding to your home is one option for creating more space, but it can be costly, and the size of your property may be prohibitive. That’s when moving to a bigger home becomes the best solution. WHERE DO YOU NEED MORE SPACE? The first thought when upsizing your home is to simply consider square…

Why A Normal Market is Just What We Need

First Time Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Move Up Buyers, Rent vs BuyChrysti Tovani
The housing market has been hot for a while now. Homes have been flying off the shelves as fast as they have been listed. Buyers have been competing in bidding wars just to find a home to buy, let alone find their dream home. This ‘seller’s market’ has driven home prices to new heights. Home price appreciation averaged over 6% across the country. However, home price growth has recently started to cool down. The latest report from CoreLogic shows that home prices have only risen by 4.7% over the last 12 months. Many buyers and sellers planning to enter the…

Is Student Loan Debt A Threat to Homeownership? No!

Down Payments, First Time Buyers, For Buyers, MillennialsChrysti Tovani
Over the course of the last thirty years, a shift has happened. An entire generation has been raised to believe that a college education is their key to unlocking opportunities that were not available to their parent’s or grandparent’s generations. Due to this, student loan debt has soared to $1.5 trillion and represents the largest category of debt, surpassing credit card and auto loan debt in 2010 and never looking back. As more and more Americans continue their education amongst rising tuition costs, this number will no doubt increase. Many housing experts have blamed student loans for a drop in…

Will Your Side Hustle Buy You a House This Year?

Buying Myths, Down Payments, First Time Buyers, For Buyers, MillennialsChrysti Tovani
The top concern for most first-time home buyers is their ability to save for a down payment. According to a new survey, 36% of millennials took on a second job to make their dreams of homeownership a reality in 2017.  Among millennials with incomes over $100,000 a year, the top ways to come up with the necessary funds were to sell stocks (20%) or to sell cryptocurrency (16%). The most popular method of savings was the most traditional; 60% of those saving for a down payment used a percentage of their paychecks to achieve their goal, while 75% of those…

Females Are Making It a Priority to Invest in Real Estate!

First Time Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, MillennialsChrysti Tovani
Everyone wants a place to call home; a place that gives them a sense of security. We are currently seeing major interest from females who want to achieve this dream, and the numbers are proving it! In 2018, for the second year in a row, single female buyers accounted for 18% of all buyers. In 2017, 60% of millennial women listed as the primary borrowers on mortgages were single. According to the 2018 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends Report by the National Association of Realtors, one in five homebuyers in the U.S. were single females (most of them part…

7 Reasons to List Your House For Sale This Holiday Season

For Sellers, Move Up BuyersChrysti Tovani
Every year at this time there are many homeowners who decide to wait until after the holidays to list their homes for the first time, while others who already have their homes on the market decide to take them off until after the holidays. Here are seven great reasons not to wait: Relocation buyers are out there. Many companies are still hiring throughout the holidays and need their new employees in their new positions as soon as possible. Purchasers who are looking for homes during the holidays are serious buyers and are ready to buy now. You can restrict the showings…
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