Great news for sellers. 🏠🙌🍂
The National Association of Realtors reports that the "Homebuying Frenzy Remains in Full Swing."
In August, the supply of homes worth more than $1 million was 44% higher than the year prior.
Prices for existing homes hit another record high in August, climbing 11.4% year over year.
https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2020/09/24/as-fall-hits-homebuying-frenzy-remains-in-full-swing
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15 Home-Staging Essentials - show off your home's best assets and sell it even faster with these strategies.
https://www.hgtv.com/lifestyle/real-estate/15-secrets-of-home-staging-pictures
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Happy Fall everyone 🍁🧡. Now we can officially start getting into the Halloween spirit 🎃! Show us how you're decorating your home for the season! 🏠
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"Investors who diversify don’t want to put all their eggs in one basket. They try to balance risk and reward by spreading out their investments across multiple property types or locations. Investors who specialize, on the other hand, focus on buying the same property type repeatedly. They attempt to replicate what is successful, without spreading themselves too thin."
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Council Post: Should You Diversify Or Specialize Your Real Estate Portfolio?
After spending a good six months at home and staring at our walls, the question is if you had $5,000 to spend on your home, where would you spend it? Outside? Inside? Which room?
Shout out to Linden Tree Children's Books! You are one of our precious gems in town. Happy one year anniversary of the date you took over the shop. It's been a tough year for any small business we're so happy you're working through this. We support you and invite all our friends and neighbors to as well. Thank you! 📚❤️
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🏠 Thinking about buying or selling your home but concerned about how to navigate during Covid?
☎️Call us. (408) 772-8658
We can offer options and answer questions. And, depending on whether you're looking to buy, sell, or both, find the solutions that best fit your budget, timeline, and needs.
Buyers are looking, and sellers are out there. We know because we're helping them resolve the same questions and hesitations you have. 🙌
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How's your working space working these days? You've spent seven months in your home office. Do you need a change?
I can help you find a bigger or better office! 🏠 Call me.
On the other hand, if you're not quite ready, perhaps some wall art might inspire you 🖼.
See what Clever, from Architectural Digest, recommends: https://bit.ly/2SGzZYl
Weekly Housing Trends Key Findings in a nutshell:
🏠 Median listing prices grew 12.9% over last year.
🏠New listings were down 7%. But new listings are growing, providing some small relief for option-starved buyers.
🏠Total inventory was down 38%. The pace of decline was even or improving. This is a buyer-friendly shift.
🏠Time on market is now 13 days faster than last year. 🍂
Let me know if you're thinking about buying or selling. I can help you find the best options and solutions for your real estate needs. 🧡
https://www.realtor.com/research/weekly-housing-trends-view-data-week-oct-3-2020
So often an afterthought when designing for curb appeal. But always the thing everyone who comes to your home looks for, your house numbers! 🏠4️⃣0️⃣4️⃣🏠
Why settle on the standard design everyone else on the block has?! Go bold, or sweet, or stylish. Mostly have fun. 😉
Here are 35 styles to get you thinking
https://www.hgtv.com/lifestyle/real-estate/chic-ways-to-display-house-numbers-pictures
I know we are all watching this happen in real time. The market is a little nutty right now, and it's been nutty before.
But this RE bull market has characteristics that are all its own. New real estate buzz words are emerging like "urban exodus" and "destination home".
Read on to learn how the pandemic has shaped the real estate market:
From the Article:
"Real estate experts agree the coronavirus has changed what people are looking for in a home—but to what extent is up for debate. For example, are people really abandoning New York and other major cities? At least, enough to call it a 'trend.' "
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The Fall Real Estate Market Is Abnormally Hot As Mortgage Rates Break Records
Transformation Tuesday 👀 Pretty amazing how much a home can change with just a few touches
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There’s no place like home.
The phrase has always been true, but especially in the last six months. What used to be a place to return to after a long day now serves multiple purposes to people all day, every day. The home is now an office, school, restaurant, gym, playroom and more.
Here are four ways home design has changed because of COVID-19:
😷Focus On Cleanliness And Health
🌈New Colors And Quality
🖨Multi-Use Spaces
🏡Prioritized Outdoor Space
What changes have you made this year in your home to adapt?
A well-maintained front yard can boost the value of your property by as much as 12%, which can translate to tens of thousands of dollars. Some ideas to inspire you!
⛏Tackle quick fixes
🌲Refresh your borders
🌷Add flowers around standalone trees
🌾-create paths
🎍display planters
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One of our favorite shops downtown, ShopMarias.com, Inc has the best home decor! And, now they have their Thanksgiving decorations out and ready to warm up your home!! 🧡🍂🦃
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Natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, mudslides, and wildfires can happen almost anywhere. If a natural disaster is looming and evacuation becomes possible, every household should have an emergency "go bag" ready for each family member.
There are considerations in this article that you may not have considered. A few minutes of planning now can make a tremendous difference later.
https://www.thespruce.com/emergency-go-bag-4165380
You don't consider yourself a builder? Think twice...
By his own admission, Tovar possessed zero carpentry know-how, but he used the skepticism of friends as motivation.
As summer approached, he immersed himself in YouTube tutorials on how to build a shed and frame walls and doors. When school break rolled around, he built the base of his cabin solo in a few days using just a hammer, nails, level, and skill saw.
https://www.sunset.com/home-garden/diy-projects/diy-montana-a-frame
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Buying your first home conjures up all kinds of warm and fuzzy emotions: pride, joy, contentment. But before you get to the good stuff, you've got to cobble together a down payment, a daunting sum if you follow the textbook advice to squirrel away 20% of a home's cost.
Here are five creative ways to build your down-payment nest egg faster than you may have ever imagined.
https://www.houselogic.com/buy/first-time-home-buyer/down-payment-assistance/?site_ref=mosaic
Takeaway: Snake plants are hardy - start there!
This study focused on participants completing a computer task with or without the presence of indoor plants, and showed that those with the plant near them tended to feel happier and have lower blood pressure and heart rates than those who didn’t.
https://bit.ly/2UYGTJy
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"Listed homes are selling fast. Seventy-two percent of homes that sold in October were on the market for less than a month."
If you are considering selling in the near future, now may be the right time. Let's chat today!📲
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🚛 "Remote Workers on the Move" , an Upwork report📈, finds that 14 to 23 million Americans are planning to move📦 as a result of remote work.
Are you one of them?
🏠📨 If you are thinking about making a change, you are certainly not alone. Let's talk about your options!
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These bubble chandeliers are a modern fixture popping up a lot lately. These quirky fixtures put a new twist on traditional overhead lighting.
Can you see one in your home? What do you think of them?
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People are now looking for properties that can accommodate their older family members🧡, to keep their aging family members out of senior living - particularly group setting facilities, during COVID.
This is translating to the desire for larger homes, of course! 🏘 If you are considering a home with more space in order to keep family members close, we are here to help you find just the right home. Let's chat! (408) 772-8658.
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More Buyers Want Space for Mom and Dad
Do you enjoy morning walks and weekend strolls in your current local neighborhood? 🏠🚶
Or do you wish you lived in an area with more walking destinations? If so, let's see which homes may be available for you in your neighborhood of choice! These boots are made for walkin'! 👟🌳🚶♂️
"Young Americans are having their housing preferences shaped by the pandemic. They’re seeking larger homes and outdoor space, yet in walkable areas, Although COVID has dramatically changed people’s lives, this study shows that a substantial demand for walkability persists for Americans of all ages."
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Younger Americans Lead Desire for Bigger Homes, Outdoor Space
Homeowners’ favorite spot to work from home is at the back of the house with direct access to the yard and patio.
What room in your house are you working from home in?
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Outside Living Trends: More Privacy, Backyard Offices
S O L D 💥 Over Asking Price, with Multiple Offers, in only 5 days. Contact us for more details or if you want to know more about Bay Area Real Estate
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Your home should be your oasis! But you often hear car horns or your neighbor's feet or tv sounds wafting in from shared walls or windows. Here are some soundproofing ideas to help:
✨ Door weather stripping or draft stoppers help seal open space
✨ Acoustic caulking to seal edges around windows helps to dampen sound
✨ Hang wall tapestry or lay rugs to help muffle sounds
✨ Hang heavy blackout curtains
✨ Floor to ceiling bookcase filled with books against the shared wall does wonders to help absorb sound.
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Adding a new feature to a backyard can bring a fresh feel. But a sunshade sail also has tremendous function, offering shade as well as design.
Do you have experience with a sail in your backyard? I'm wondering how easy it was to put up, and if you're happy with it.
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Flank your front entrance with two potted planters for instant curb appeal.🌺 🌺Two matching pots from Home Depot, some feather grass and colored blooms of your choice. Voila!
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