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Home Buying Home Selling Real Estate

Home Listing Traffic is Spiking

Normally, a material portion of my blogs provide updates on the state of the housing market in our area. I have refrained from doing so in the last month as the variability on what we can expect from week to week is very wide right now. That said, regardless of how the market moves, I do believe there will continue to be a liquid market in Sarasota and Manatee. However, as the number of transactions moves down, the quality of your real estate team makes a bigger difference in your personal outcome.

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Home Decor Real Estate

An Artful Way to Entertain Children at Home

As we have had the pleasure of being a full household over the past several weeks, we have also found a wonderful way to keep our middle school daughter engaged with art. She has been focused on acrylic pouring techniques for creating new works of art. As she has gained experience, we have increased the challenge. The picture above shows her largest challenge to date – a 30 x 40 canvas.

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Home Buying Home Selling Real Estate

The housing market is showing signs of weakness

March started out as a strong month for the U.S. housing market. However, by the second half of the month, the first indications that the coronavirus pandemic would weigh on home-selling activity began to emerge according to a report from Realtor.com.

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Home Buying Home for Sale Home Selling Real Estate

Featured Listing in University Park Country Club – 8116 Collingwood

Listed at $795,000, this three-bedroom, three-bathroom home features 3,246 square feet of living space. Enjoy classic style and country club living in this well-constructed residence built by Anchor in University Park Golf and Country Club, a community known for its scenic golf vistas, lush landscaping, expansive lake views, and mature live oaks.

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Mortgages

The Fed Lowered Interest Rates, Why Haven’t Mortgage Rates Followed?

The answer to the headline is more complicated than you think. Thomas Ooten at Kessler Real Estate Financial Services has done a nice job of providing a high level explanation of what has happened in March. You can see what he wrote by clicking on this link.

When you look at his reasoning, you can see the outlook for mortgage rates in the near team is volatile. Not surprisingly, I can say the same about the real estate market as well. If you have any questions about our local market, I am here to help.