Posted on Sep 08, 2020
Each month, we are posting an updated Market Outlook based on the questions we continue to receive from clients, employees, and investors about the implications for the housing and mortgage markets in which we are active (read August’s Outlook here). Just like last month, we’ve seen the ravenous dem...
Posted on Aug 13, 2020
In Pennsylvania, home sellers are required by law to disclose the condition of their home. If you’re getting ready to sell your home, you may be wondering just what your legal obligations are when it comes to disclosure. Do you need to let the next homeowners know that your basement flooded? What...
Posted on Aug 12, 2020
Nearly 1,000 people move to Florida every day - that’s about 350,000 people, every year. Even more people move within Florida itself, thanks to new job opportunities, schools, and retirement. Not surprisingly, there is always plenty of real estate action as a result. Houwzer’s Orlando agents are co...
Posted on Aug 06, 2020
At first, working at the kitchen table was a novelty. By the time June rolled around, though, thousands of people were experiencing what can only be described as “stay-at-home fatigue.” Open concept floor plans were suddenly out of synch with a large work-from-home population, and people living in ...
Posted on Aug 03, 2020
Selling a home is increasingly expensive – yet For Sale By Owner homes (or FSBOs) have become less and less popular as a way to sell a home. Why? Real estate agents do have a lot of specialized experience selling homes. As a result, FSBO homes take longer to sell, and tend to sell for a lot less mon...
Posted on Jul 30, 2020
Each month, we are posting an updated Market Outlook based on the questions we continue to receive from clients, employees, and investors about the implications for the housing and mortgage markets in which we are active (read July’s Outlook here). Last month’s guidance that the increasing pace of h...
Posted on Jul 17, 2020
Interest in tiny home living has exploded over the last decade. Today, thousands of people are choosing to say goodbye to traditional real estate, and saying hello instead to compact living spaces. While tiny homes may tap into our desire for clutter-free, financially-savvy living, it’s not a lifes...
Posted on Jul 01, 2020
Each month, we are posting an updated Market Outlook based on the questions we continue to receive from clients, employees, and investors about the implications for the housing and mortgage markets in which we are active (read June’s outlook here). After the first full month of reopened businesses i...
Posted on Jun 09, 2020
The Coronavirus upended the profitable short-term rental industry almost overnight – and gig-economy players like Airbnb hosts have been hit especially hard. Hosts in major cities have gone from a steady stream of lucrative income to receiving no guests at all as countries close their borders and pe...