Summer Is the Best Time To Attract a Surprise Buyer: Evening Lookie-Loos

Summer Is the Best Time To Attract a Surprise Buyer: Evening Lookie-Loos

Now that summer is in full swing, there’s never been a better time to sell your home. Longer days give more buyers more opportunities to check out listed properties at “off” times,... Read more »
Home Prices Post Sharpest Drop in Nine Years as Sellers Face Reality Check

Home Prices Post Sharpest Drop in Nine Years as Sellers Face Reality Check

Sticky mortgage rates and rising inflation fueled by the Iran war are testing the limits of the spring housing market’s resilience, but there is a silver lining for buyers as home prices... Read more »
Why Mortgage Rates Just Hit a 9-Month High—What It Means for Buyers and Sellers

Why Mortgage Rates Just Hit a 9-Month High—What It Means for Buyers and Sellers

As summer unofficially begins, mortgage rates have climbed to their highest level in nine months, propelled higher by soaring energy costs stemming from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Freddie Mac... Read more »
Inside Westfield, NJ’s Most Infamous Real Estate Deal

Inside Westfield, NJ’s Most Infamous Real Estate Deal

David Barbosa is one of the most prestigious brokers in the idyllic suburb of Westfield, NJ, with regular listings valued in the multimillions. But in 2019, he was handed the strangest listing... Read more »
The ‘Exit Tax’ That Can Make Vacant Homes Worth Holding

The ‘Exit Tax’ That Can Make Vacant Homes Worth Holding

In a normal market, an empty home is a wasting asset: Equity sits trapped, no rent comes in, and the owner keeps paying property taxes, insurance, maintenance, utilities, and fees. But the... Read more »