Hearing talk about home prices falling? That may leave you worried about whether your house is losing value. But here’s what you need to know.

You may not want to put your homebuying plans into hibernation mode this winter.

The housing market hasn’t felt this energized in a long time – and the numbers backing that up are hard to ignore.

One of the biggest homebuying advantages you can give yourself today is surprisingly simple: a flexible wish list.

A lot of people are asking the same thing right now: “Is it even a good time to sell?” And the truth may come as a bit of a surprise...

Spring gets all the attention, but it’s not always the best time to sell a house. Yes, more buyers show up, but so do a lot of other sellers.

New home construction today is giving buyers something it feels like they haven't gotten much lately: a real shot at both the home they want and the deal they need.

If you’re like a lot of homeowners, you’ve probably thought: “I’d like to move… but I don’t want to give up my 3% rate.”

Above, seated, Kim Ogilvie and Lynn Morris It takes experience and a certain sensitivity to the world of the wealthy to be successful selling high-end properties. So notes Kim Ogilvie, who with partner Lynn Morris operates the Kim Ogilvie Group in Sarasota, Florida, which last year posted $350 million in volume. That is impressive in… The post ‘Speaking the Language of Luxury’ Is Key to Success for Sarasota’s Ogilvie Group appeared first on RISMedia.

Above, Nicole McCullar Nicole McCullar is part of an exclusive cadre of agents who work the top 1.2% of the market nationally. A graduate of the University of Saint Thomas in Minnesota with a focus on marketing and art history, she left a 25-year career in luxury retail management to join her husband, Shane McCullar,… The post Boutique Approach Drives High Touch Northern Virginia Team appeared first on RISMedia.

As people continuously rely on digital platforms in the age of social media, new careers have found their way into the market. These new careers have ramifications in real estate, as it opens up new avenues for home shopping—and new ways for agents to build their business. Digital platforms designed to share and spread content… The post A New Client Niche: Luxury Agents Speak on Home Shopping With Content Creators appeared first on RISMedia.

Consumer reports of economic confidence are mixed in October as the government shutdown and other economic challenges persist. The latest Consumer Confidence Index from The Conference Board found that confidence fell by one point to 94.6 in October, down from an upwardly revised 95.6 in September. Stephanie Guichard, senior economist of Global Indicators at The… The post Consumer Confidence Results Mixed in Face of Government Shutdown appeared first on RISMedia.