With many of us confined to staying at home during the current global pandemic, now could be the ideal time to embark on a DIY home design overhaul. Of course, transforming a tired living space into one that’s timelessly stylish and effortlessly practical comes with a number of cumulative costs, but there are plenty of ways to save money along the way. SAM SHALOMJUL 7, 2020 SHARE The following is a guest post by Alex Jones In this post, our friends over at Trendy Floors will be sharing som... read more

In a recent survey of home sellers by Qualtrics, 87% of respondents said they were concerned their home won’t sell because of the pandemic and resulting economic recession. Of the respondents, 51% said they are “seriously worried.” That concern seems reasonable considering the current condition of the economy. The data, however, is showing that home purchasers are still very active despite the disruptions American families have experienced this year. The latest Existing Home Sa... read more

With businesses reopening throughout the country and some experts indicating early signs of a much-anticipated economic recovery, more homebuyers are actively entering the housing market this summer. Today, housing is truly driving the U.S. economy forward. With so many buyers looking for homes to purchase and so few houses for sale right now, there’s a disconnect between supply and demand. This imbalance is pushing home prices upward while driving more bidding wars and multiple-offer scenarios. Dan... read more

There’s great opportunity for today’s homeowners to sell their houses and make a move, yet due to the impact of the ongoing health crisis, some sellers are taking their time coming back to the market. According to Javier Vivas, Director of Economic Research at realtor.com: “Sellers continue returning to the market at a cautious pace and further improvement could be constrained by lingering coronavirus concerns, economic uncertainty, and civil unrest.” For homeowner... read more

I want to talk to you a little bit today about haves and have nots. And I might give a quick little warning here. If you're feeling a bit sensitive today, this is probably not the right podcast for you. We're at the end of the second quarter. We've just started the third quarter of the year, and I'm having conversations with folks, and it's super interesting to me, right? Some of them are telling me and really telling themselves, right, that business is off. Those goals that they created in November, they are not t... read more