Buyers Get Ready for Another Crazy Housing Market in 2022

Source: CNN Business

As baby boomers hit retirement, more millennials will reach peak first-time homebuying age, which means they’ll be competing in a market short on housing inventory. While the market will slow a bit from the surge in demand it saw in 2021, sellers will remain in control. Zillow expects prospective buyers will face bidding wars, difficult trade-offs and frustration.

Zillow expects more than 6 million people to buy a home in 2022, many of them for the first time. To be sure, the obstacles they will face are many. The continued intense competition will add upward pressure to home prices, making it especially difficult for first-time buyers to afford a home. 

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Poor Landscaping Vs Real Estate Values

 What is the effect of landscaping on the value of your real estate?

A study by Trees.com surveyed real estate agents throughout the country to find out the impact of landscaping and hardscaping.

According to 43% of real estate agents, poor landscaping has a “very” negative impact on a home’s value. Another 35% say it will “somewhat” impact how much a home is worth.

Real estate agents have differing opinions on exactly how much a home’s value decreases with poor landscaping. Twenty-four percent say a home’s value decreases by 10%, while 22% estimate the value decreases by 20%. Eighteen percent predict that a home’s value drops by 30% or more if the property lacks an appealing landscape.

Also, it is interesting to note the findings on value-added elements of landscaping on this infographic:

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Family Trusts and the Title Process

 Family Trusts and the Title Process

It stands to reason, when it comes to estate planning, that a growing number of homeowners establish a living trust instead of relying on a will. That’s because, when properly prepared, a revocable living trust can save the family the time and cost of probate when the homeowner dies.

 
It can also save on estate taxes and protect inheritances for children and grandchildren while allowing the trustees, typically the owners of the trust, to retain control of their assets during their lifetime.

To understand more about revocable and irrevocable Living Trusts, read on, with this article from Barbara Pronin, provided here by our own Kelly Vincelette from Cornerstone Title.

Note:  Barbara Pronin is an award-winning writer based in Orange County, Calif. A former news editor with more than 30 years of experience in journalism and corporate communications, she has specialized in real estate topics for over a decade.

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Real Estate Forecast Anyone? The Real Estate Markets Expected to Grow The Most in the Next Year

Home prices were up by "a lot" this past year, and according to forecasters, and the Real Estate Project Porch.com website, next year is going to be even more so an up year.  

According to the Redfin website, more than 60% of buyers were putting offers on houses sight unseen and the number of homes being bought without an inspection nearly doubled compared to the previous year.  [NOT a good idea, according to me].  The message was clear: buyers knew the real estate market was hot, and they did everything they could to get homes under contract and close the sale.

This article by Adriana Lopez lists the projected increase in prices in several smaller and larger metropolitan areas.  Prices are slated to continue their way up!

As an example, Santa Cruz is projected to go up in price by 28.9% next year, and San Jose by 24.5%

Sacramento is supposed to go up about 18%, and Las Vegas about 23%.

Article by Adriana Lopez, dated Aug.19,2021.

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