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A Record Percent of Buyers Are Planning To Move in 2025 – Are You?

  This could be the year  to sell  your house – and here’s why. According to a recent  NerdWallet  survey,  15% of people are planning to buy a home this year . That’s actually a record high for this survey ( see graph below ): Here's why this is such a big deal. The percentage has been hovering between 9-11% since 2020. This recent increase shows buyer demand hasn’t disappeared – if anything, it indicates there’s pent-up demand ready to come back to the market. That doesn’t mean the floodgates are opening and that there’s going to be a huge wave of buyers like we saw a few years ago. But this does signal there’ll be more activity this year than last. At least some of the buyers who put their plans on hold over the past few years will jump back in. Whether they’re feeling more confident about moving, they’ve finally saved up enough to buy, or they simply can’t wait any longer – this is the year they’re aiming to take the plunge. And, according to that same...

The Best Fruits and Vegetables to Grow This Fall

The Best Fruits and Vegetables to Grow This Fall Fall has arrived in many areas of the country but that doesn’t mean that you can’t sti…

HOA Drama and Other Issues Buyers Wish They'd Considered Before the Deal Closed

Being a  first-time home buyer  is exciting. After you finish signing a gazillion  documents  and the keys are finally placed in your hands…

November Gardening & Planting Tips

It's time to enjoy autumn's camellias and dried flowers. Grow Now: Paperwhites With fragrant flowers and multiple blooms, pa…

Home Maintenance Tasks You Need to Tackle in November

Home Maintenance Tasks You Need to Tackle in November We'll be honest: We hate the phrase "transitional month." Instead w…

10 Scariest Things a Home Inspector Might Find in Your House

Home inspections are  scary . Just when you swear you've found the house of your dreams, a home inspector comes along and tells you…