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Total home sales are expected to come in lower than previously expected and will not pick up meaningful into mid 2025. This is according to a new forecast from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research Group. This new forecast downgrades total home sales to 4.78 million in 2024 and 5.19 million in 2025, with no expected upswing until income growth starts to outpace home price growth and mortgage rates sink closer to the 6% level. The forecast doesn't expect the rates to go below 6% until the end of 2025.

Furthermore, the new forecast warned that near-term slowdown in housing starts is coming because the number of new homes for sale that are already under construction is up, which is likely to delay new projects until the current inventory can be…

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  Good Morning, 

Are you considering purchasing a home in the near future? If so, your timing is impeccable and I would love to help with your house hunting needs. Below are a few key tips to get started when looking for homes. I know it might be feel like a marathon, but I promise to make it fun, exciting, educational and productive!


1. First, schedule an appointment with me to go over criteria for what you desire in a home, discuss budget and lender options,  explore areas of interest and proximity to work, play and people that you would like to be near in your new home. It is important to consider your home as your hub for all of the activities you like to do and not just being close to where you work. "Home is where the heart is."

2. I will…

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Many contracts today utilize homeowner review periods as a contingency for the buyer.  Many times they are used as outs for a contract, but there appears to be little a home seller can do to keep a buyer committed if they want out.  As a seller what are some things you can do, and what should you be aware of with regards to homeowner's associations and real estate contracts.  (Of course not all properties are members of and subject to a Homeowner’s Association, so this may not apply to your purchase or sale).

As a buyer, if the property you have made an offer on is part of a structured community or condo association, with mutually agreed rules and regulations, you will have some paperwork to…

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