Henry Chu at Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty

Home Inspections For Sellers: How To Prepare

For Sellers / Infographics / Selling Tips

August 9, 2024

Home Inspections For Sellers: How To Prepare

Some Highlights If you’re thinking about selling your house, it’s important to know what the home inspection is and what inspectors look for. As supply grows and buyers regain negotiation power, you may find you want to do some select repairs with a good return on investment before listing to...

Affordability / For Buyers / For Sellers / New Construction

August 8, 2024

Where Will You Go After You Sell?

If you’re planning to sell your house and move, you probably know there’s been a shortage of options available. But here’s the good news: the supply of homes for sale has grown in a lot of markets this year – and that’s not just existing, or previously-owned, homes. It’s true...

Mortgage Rates Down a Full Percent from Recent High

Affordability / Economy / For Buyers / Mortgage Rates

August 7, 2024

Mortgage Rates Down a Full Percent from Recent High

Mortgage rates have been one of the hottest topics in the housing market lately because of their impact on affordability. And if you’re someone who’s looking to make a move, you’ve probably been waiting eagerly for rates to come down for that very reason. Well, if the past few weeks...

Helpful Negotiation Tactics for Today’s Housing Market

Agent Value / For Sellers / Selling Tips

August 6, 2024

Helpful Negotiation Tactics for Today’s Housing Market

If you haven’t already heard, homebuyers are regaining some negotiating power in today’s market. And while that doesn’t make this a buyer’s market, it does mean buyers may be able to ask for a little more. So, sellers need to be ready for that possibility and know what they’re willing...

What Every Homeowner Should Know About Their Equity

Equity / For Sellers / Selling Tips

August 5, 2024

What Every Homeowner Should Know About Their Equity

Curious about selling your home? Understanding how much equity you have is the first step to unlocking what you can afford when you move. And since home prices rose so much over the past few years, most people have much more equity than they may realize. Here’s a deeper look...

3 Reasons Why We’re Not Headed for a Housing Crash

Foreclosures / Infographics / Inventory

August 2, 2024

3 Reasons Why We’re Not Headed for a Housing Crash

Some Highlights Back in 2008, there was an oversupply of homes for sale. Today, there’s an undersupply. The three main sources of inventory show this isn’t like the last time. Existing homes, new homes, and foreclosures are all way below the levels we saw during the housing crash. Inventory data...

Why the Sandwich Generation Is Buying Multi-Generational Homes

Buying Tips / For Buyers

August 1, 2024

Why the Sandwich Generation Is Buying Multi-Generational Homes

Are you a part of the Sandwich Generation? According to Realtor.com, that’s a name for the roughly one in six Americans who take care of their children and their parents or grandparents at the same time. If that sounds familiar to you, juggling all the responsibilities involved certainly must have...

For Sellers / Rent vs. Buy / Selling Tips

July 31, 2024

Should You Rent Out or Sell Your House?

Figuring out what to do with your house when you’re ready to move can be a big decision. Should you sell it and use the money for your next adventure, or keep it as a rental to build long-term wealth? It’s a question many homeowners face, and the answer isn’t...

The Biggest Mistakes Sellers Are Making Right Now

For Sellers / Selling Tips

July 30, 2024

The Biggest Mistakes Sellers Are Making Right Now

The housing market is going through a transition. Higher mortgage rates are causing more moderate buyer activity at the same time the supply of homes for sale is growing. And if you aren’t working with an agent, you may not realize that. Here’s the downside. If you’re not informed, you...

For Buyers / Home Prices

July 29, 2024

Are Home Prices Going To Come Down?

Today’s headlines and news stories about home prices are confusing and make it tough to know what’s really happening. Some say home prices are heading for a correction, but what do the facts say? Well, it helps to start by looking at what a correction means. Here’s what Danielle Hale,...

Author: Henry Chu at Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty