The Moeller Team Blog

June Existing Home Sales Report The month of June looked promising according to its Existing Home Sales Report. Existing home sales, prices, and inventory were up from last year while distressed home sales saw a significant decline. Don't hesitate to contact us with any and all real estate questi...

Weekly Mortgage Rate Update as July 11th, 2014. For more information on mortgage rates, please feel free to follow us on Facebook or visit our website        

The Window of Opportunity is Closing Summer is flying by and so is the second best time of the year to sell a home. Window of Opportunity: The second best time of the year to sell will come to an end as soon as the kids go back to school and housing transitions into the Autumn Market. This year, ...

Many sellers are still hesitant about putting their house up for sale. Where are prices headed? Where are interest rates headed? Can buyers qualify for a mortgage?  These are all valid questions. However, there are several reasons to sell your home sooner rather than later. Here are 5 reasons to...

How Much of a Down Payment do You Actually Need? A recent survey by Zelman & Associates revealed that 38% of those between the ages of 25-29 years old and 42% of those between the ages of 30-34 years old believe that a minimum of 15% is required as a down payment to purchase a home. A recent ques...

OC Housing – Mid Year Update The first two quarters of 2014 are in the rearview mirror and this year has been unquestionably different from prior years. Mid-Year Update: This year’s market is marching to the beat of its own drum. From 2007 through 2011, the Great Recession brought housing to its ...

                          That is what a headline announced in a CNNMoney post Monday. They were quoting Karl Case “an economist whose name is synonymous with home prices. He is co-creator of the much watched S&P/Case-Shiller home price indexes with Bob Shiller, who won the Nobel Prize in econom...

  What’s the Big Deal About Overpricing?    We’ve been seeing a lot of sellers coming on the market overpriced, ignoring comparable sales and the professional consultation of the experts they are hiring.   The Dangers of Overpricing: In order to compete, over 10% of the active inventory reduces t...

  Interesting Facts about the Statue of Liberty (AKA… Liberty Enlightening the World) The statue’s full name is Liberty Enlightening the World. It was a gift from France, given to America in 1886. Edouard de Laboulaye provided the idea for the statue, while Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi designed it....

NAR Reports Reveal Two Reasons to Sell Now We all realize that the best time to sell anything is when demand is high and the supply of that item is limited. The last two major reports issued by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed information that suggests that now may be the best ...