AUGUST - REAL ESTATE NEWS: More Homes, Better Prices: A Buyer’s Summer

If you’ve thought about buying a home in the past few years, you may have run into two frustrations: asking prices that kept climbing and too few homes to choose from. In many places, both sticking points are letting up this summer, with lower asking prices and more homes for sale. Let’s look at the trends, and what they mean for your search. Sellers Are Pricing To Attract Buyers According to Realtor.com , the national median asking price was $430,000 in June, nearly $11,000 under what it was the year before (see graph below) : That’s the eighth month in a row that the typical asking price has dipped below where they were the previous year, according to the same Realtor.com report. And while falling prices can sound worrying, this isn’t a sign of an impending crash. We’re talking about asking prices, not sold prices. This is a sign that today’s sellers are meeting the market where it is and pricing to draw buyers. And that’s actually something normal we’d expect from the market. As...
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It takes more than a trained real estate agent to understand the needs and concerns of buyer clients. It takes someone who has been there, someone who has the same concerns when they’re home shopping, someone who knows the area and who cares about their clients. 

So whether you're buying a starter home, your dream home or an investment property, why not take advantage of my experience as a local market expert for Winston-Salem, Lewisville, Clemmons, Advance, King, Kernersville, Mocksville, or Pfafftown to make the most informed decisions you can, every step of the way?
MLS Search Assistance
I help my buyers understand the many fields of information in an MLS, Multiple Listing Service search. I guide them in making the most of searches in an MLS® with thousands of listings.
Automated Search Reports
Once I have an idea of your criteria for a home selection, I can set up automated search alert emails to keep you informed of new listings and price reductions of qualified properties.
Financing Assistance
As tough as it is these days to get a mortgage, I know the best sources in the Triad, Clemmons, Advance, Bermuda Run, Winston-Salem real estate markets and will help you to contact mortgage professionals who have been very helpful to my past clients.
Price Negotiations
Buyers shouldn’t walk into a deal unarmed. I arm you with market data to help you to understand the buyer and seller sides and formulate an offer price negotiation strategy.
Inspection and Repair Negotiations
Price isn’t the only negotiation, as there will be property inspections and you may need to enter into more negotiating around property condition and repairs. I am an expert at this.
Contract to Closing
The myriad tasks, documents and delivery deadlines involved in a real estate transaction are all coordinated by me and my closing assistance staff. From title insurance to surveys and mortgage documents, I am here to help.

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