Christopher Watters, Broker

 Dear Friends and Clients,As we begin another new year, one of your resolutions may include selling your home. Based on current conditions, this might be the perfect chance to list your property for quite some time.There are three key reasons why:1. Supply is still lacking. Two major trends that ...

 Dear Friends and Clients,Our red-hot housing market caused some homebuyers to put their plans on hold in 2021. As we begin a new year, many of them will return to the market.If buying a home is one of your New Year’s resolutions, you’ll be relieved to know that it should be a much better year to...

 Dear Friends and Clients,This year has truly been a wild ride in real estate. Earlier in the year, the market was red-hot, and homes were being snatched up left and right for record prices. Now that the year is almost over, the market has slowed some, giving us time to take stock. How much thoug...

 Dear Friends and Clients,Have you heard the news about Zillow? The popular real estate website apparently bit off more than they could chew when they purchased homes using their algorithm. They attempted to sell those homes for a profit, but they wildly underestimated home price increases, and s...

 Dear Friends and Clients,As we draw closer to the end of 2021, it’s time to start looking forward to what the market may be like next year. While the market has been slowing these past few months, experts predict that we could see another year of massive home price appreciation. Home prices have...

 Dear friends and clients,If you’re looking to buy a home, there is finally some good news. Mortgage rates remain near record lows while inventory has risen. Even home price appreciation has slowed a bit. To top it all off, we’re moving into the fall and winter, which are usually less competitive...

 Dear friends and clients,Just like the weather, the real estate market is finally starting to cool off slightly. In this fall market, we expect to see less competition among buyers, more listings, and slightly more days on market.Some buyers may see a market forecast like that and think they sho...

 Dear friends and clients,Fall is here, and as the weather cools, so does our real estate market. We’re very much still in a seller’s market, but the incredible rate of appreciation we’ve been experiencing has started to slow as of late. Home prices are still rising, albeit a bit more slowly. Des...

 Dear friends and clients,As we turn the page on summer and head into fall, it looks like our real estate market may be starting to cool. Our white-hot market has been driven by low supply and high demand, but more inventory entering the market has changed the picture.The overall inventory of uns...

 Dear friends and clients,The real estate market may be cooling, but only slightly. Recent statistics show new listings increased by 4% in the four weeks ending July 4 compared to last year, and they increased 3% compared to this time in 2019. This is the first time new listings data has surpasse...