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Still Waters, Steady Heart ā My 22nd Year as a Bay Area Real Estate Agent
My 22nd Year as a Bay Area Real Estate Agent This year, the RealTrends Ā national rankings were releasedāan industry-recognized list...
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REALTRENDS HONOREE - YVONNE YANG
Exciting News: Yvonne Yang Recognized as a Top Real Estate Agent by RealTrends
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Is the Housing Market Going To Crash? Hereās What Experts Say
If youāve seen headlines or social posts calling for a housing crash, itās easy to wonder if home values are about to take a hit. But hereās the simple truth. The data doesnāt point to a crash. It points to slow, continued growth . And sure, itās going to vary by local area. Some markets will see prices rise more than others. And some may even see small, short-term declines. But the big picture is: home prices are expected to rise nationally, not fall, over the next 5 years.
Oct 21


Why Experts Say Mortgage Rates Should Ease Over the Next Year
You want mortgage rates to fall ā and they've started to. But is it going to last? And how low will they go? Experts say thereās room for...
Oct 7


What a Fed Rate Cut Could Mean for Mortgage Rates
The Federal Reserve (the Fed) meets this week, and expectations are high that theyāll cut the Federal Funds Rate. But does that mean...
Sep 16


What Mortgage Delinquencies Tell Us About the Future of Foreclosures
You may be seeing headlines about how foreclosures are rising. And if that makes you nervous that weāre headed for another crash, hereās...
Sep 4


History Shows the Housing Market Always Recovers
Now that the market is slowing down, homeowners who havenāt sold at the price they were hoping for are increasingly pulling their homes...
Aug 29


Think Itās Better To Wait for a Recession Before You Move? Think Again.
Fear of a recession is back in the headlines. And if youāre thinking about buying or selling sometime soon, that may leave you wondering...
Jun 26


Why Buying Real Estate Is Still the Best Long-Term Investment
Lately, it feels like every headline about the housing market comes with a side of doubt. Are prices going up or down? Are we headed for...
Jun 4


Stocks May Be Volatile, but Home Values Arenāt
With all the uncertainty in the economy, the stock market has been bouncing around more than usual. And if youāve been watching your...
May 7


What an Economic Slowdown Could Mean for the Housing Market
Talk about the economy is all over the news, and the odds of a recession are rising this year. Thatās leaving a lot of people wondering...
May 1


Why Todayās Foreclosure Numbers Arenāt a Warning Sign
When it feels like the cost of just about everything is rising, itās only natural to wonder what that means for the housing market. Some...
Apr 29


Do You Think the Housing Marketās About To Crash? Read This First
Lately, it feels like a lot of people have been asking the same question: āIs the housing market about to crash?ā If youāve been...
Apr 17


Does Your Current Home Fit Your Retirement Plans?
Retirement isnāt just a milestone. It's the beginning of something really special. After years of hard work, itās finally time to slow...
Apr 10


Is It Time To Put Your House Back on the Market?
If you took your house off the market in late 2024, youāre not the only one. Newsweek reports that data from CoreLogic and the Wall...
Mar 19


Whatās Behind Todayās Mortgage Rate Volatility?
If youāve been keeping an eye on mortgage rates lately, you might feel like youāre on a roller coaster ride. One day rates are up; the...
Nov 21, 2024


Is Wall Street Really Buying All the Homes?
Letās be real ā buying a home right now is tough. Youāre scrolling through listings, rushing to open houses, and maybe even losing out...
Nov 20, 2024


Two Reasons Why the Housing Market Wonāt Crash
You may have heard chatter recently about the economy and talk about a possible recession. It's no surprise that kind of noise gets some...
Oct 10, 2024


Big News: Fed Cuts Interest Rates by 0.5%!
Hereās What It Means for Real Estate š” The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by half a percentage point today, marking its first...
Sep 19, 2024


The Great Wealth Transfer: A New Era of Opportunity
In recent years, thereās been a significant shift in how wealth is distributed among generations. Itās called the Great Wealth Transfer....
Aug 14, 2024


Is Affordability Starting To Improve?
Over the past couple of years, a lot of people have had a hard time buying a home . And while affordability is still tight, there are...
Aug 14, 2024


Mortgage Rates Down a Full Percent from Recent High
Mortgage rates have been one of the hottest topics in the housing market lately because of their impact on affordability. And if youāre...
Aug 7, 2024
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