Frequently I am asked if there is a best time to sell your home during the year. The answer is generally, yes. The best time to list your home for sale is when the most buyers are buying and the fewest sellers are selling (high demand and low supply). When is the best time to… Read more »
Lane County’s current real estate market is great fun for sellers and wrought with challenges for buyers. We seldom experience a perfectly balanced buy/sell market. But how do you navigate this kind of market when your goal is to sell and immediately buy? How to upsize or downsize in Eugene and Springfield, OR It is… Read more »
It’s easy to get starry-eyed about your first home. For the first time, you will have full autonomy to do anything you choose to do with your walls and garden! You can make this home just as you envision. The prospect is exciting. Considerations for first-home buyers Of course, there are other considerations to make… Read more »
Nothing compares to buying your first home! Finally, you are in control of your space and you can make it just as you want it to be, inside and out. Not to mention, you’ve made a great first investment. As a homeowner, you will now receive significant tax benefits, and when the real estate market… Read more »
We all wish we could be a seller in a sellers’ market, and then turn and be a buyer in a buyer’s market. Unfortunately, we seldom get the best of both worlds. A first-time buyer who is entering the housing market from the rental market has an advantage in that they don’t need to sell… Read more »
As a parent, I have earned the title of Empty Nester. With this title comes a bit of sadness but also a newfound sense of freedom in that the purpose of my home has changed. Rooms that used to belong to my children may now be repurposed to fill new roles, like a home office… Read more »
If a buyer can find a home without a Realtor and a seller can find a buyer without a Realtor, why aren’t all Realtors obsolete? This question is based on the perception that the reason to hire a Realtor is to locate the “other half” of the transaction. Let me explain. A Realtor’s Roll There… Read more »
As a homebuyer: As a buyer, you are in a tricky place. The Eugene-Springfield marketplace is at historic 17-year record lows in home inventory or sales count. At the same time, this market is filled with opportunity. If you buy now, you’ll enjoy a strong price appreciation for the foreseeable future. And, an interest rate… Read more »
Do you thrive on a vigorous negotiation? Haggling for the deal brings most people either great pleasure or great pain. And to a significant majority of people, the heat of the negotiation is an uncomfortable and stress-filled process. Typically, American retail has removed the negotiation by setting fixed prices for products and services. One of… Read more »
Imagine taking the roof off of your home to look down upon your floor plan. Picture each step you took over the past three months leaving a mark. Which rooms would be heavily trodden and which would have minimal traffic recorded? Does your home fit the way you live today, or are you paying for… Read more »
