A lot of home sellers make the fundamental mistake of assuming that all agents make roughly the same daily effort and carry out the same actions on their behalf.

The reality is that this is far from the truth.

For starters, a lot of agents are only part time. Then ...

The end of summer is fast approaching. It's traditionally a time when many people determine whether to sell their home now, or wait until next year.

This year there are a range of extra dynamics that suggest putting off your sale until 2020 may be a bad idea.

Firstly ...

The recent news that the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first time in eight years has key implications for the real estate market.

If we think of the economic cycle, and the last recession representing winter, we have been through spring and most of summer already. Interest rate ...

Falling mortgage rates have been in the news again, having sunk to a near three year low.

With so much good news on rates in recent months, a lot of buyers are asking if they have much further to fall, some perhaps reasoning that playing a waiting game might yield ...

If you've been thinking about home ownership, or contemplating a move, you owe it to yourself to seriously consider the fantastic opportunity right now.

Mortgage rates have been steadily falling since their multi-year peak of last November, when a 30 year fixed loan averaged 4.87%.

In recent weeks ...

If you have plans to sell a home later in the year, perhaps you're thinking it's much too early in the process to start talking to a top listing agent?

This is a common thought process and yet the reality is that there's simply no such thing ...

The prospect of not having to pay an agent's commission when selling a home can be very attractive to some people.

Have you ever noticed, though, how often those "For Sale By Owner" signs get replaced by one representing a local agent? This is because, almost always, there are ...

With almost perfect timing, the beginning of the busy spring buying season has seen the lowest mortgage rates for over a year.

Just three weeks ago, 30 year fixed rate home loans saw the biggest single week decline in over a decade!

The positive results of this are already being ...

Hiring the right estate agent is absolutely crucial to selling your home in the time frame you want for the best possible return.

And yet so many sellers fail to take a serious look at the track record of prospective agents.

This is all the more surprising when you consider ...

The South Florida real estate scene has seen many years of continual price growth, combined with high property demand.

Recently, however, buyers have been under more pressure. Although we have seen some falls recently, the general trajectory of mortgage rates has been upward for some time, and is expected to ...