Why Now May Be a Key 2025 Moment To Sell Your House

Written by Sebastian FL Mortgage Syndicated User on September 18, 2025. Posted in For Sellers, Mortgage Rates, Sebastian FL Condo Financing, Sebastian FL Mortgage, Sebastian FL Mortgage Rates, Selling Tips.

Mortgage rates are finally heading in the right direction – and buyers are starting to jump back in.According to the data, buyer demand picked up considerably once mortgage rates hit a new low for 2025. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports that applications for home loans were up 23% compared to the first week of September last year.If you’ve been waiting to sell, or your listing recently expired because the market was slower than you hoped it would be, now’s the time to reconsider your move. Buyer demand is the highest it’s been since July – and you don’t want to miss this...

Patience Won’t Sell Your House. Pricing Will.

Written by Sebastian FL Mortgage Syndicated User on September 12, 2025. Posted in For Sellers, Home Prices, Sebastian FL Condo Financing, Sebastian FL Mortgage, Sebastian FL Mortgage Rates, Selling Tips.

Waiting for the perfect buyer to fall in love with your house? In today’s market, that’s usually not what’s holding things up. And here’s why.Let’s be real. Homes are taking a week longer to sell than they did a year ago. According to Realtor.com:“Homes are also taking longer to sell. The typical home spent 60 days on the market in August, seven days longer than last year and now above pre-pandemic norms for the second consecutive month. This was the 17th straight month of year-over-year increases in time on market.”Part of that is because there are more homes on the market. So, with more...

Why 50% of Homes Are Selling for Under Asking and How To Avoid It

Written by Sebastian FL Mortgage Syndicated User on September 9, 2025. Posted in For Sellers, Home Prices, Sebastian FL Condo Financing, Sebastian FL Mortgage, Sebastian FL Mortgage Rates, Selling Tips.

If your selling strategy still assumes you’ll get multiple offers over asking, it’s officially time for a reset. That frenzied seller’s market is behind us. And here are the numbers to prove it. From Frenzy to “Normal”Right now, about 50% of homes on the market are selling for less than their asking price, according to the latest data from Cotality.But that isn’t necessarily bad news, even if it feels like it. Here’s why. The wild run-up over the last few years was never going to be sustainable. The housing market needed a reset, and data shows that’s exactly what’s happening right now.The...

What Mortgage Delinquencies Tell Us About the Future of Foreclosures

Written by Sebastian FL Mortgage Syndicated User on September 4, 2025. Posted in Economy, For Buyers, For Sellers, Foreclosures, Sebastian FL Condo Financing, Sebastian FL Mortgage, Sebastian FL Mortgage Rates.

You may be seeing headlines about how foreclosures are rising. And if that makes you nervous that we’re headed for another crash, here’s what you should know. According to ATTOM, during the housing crash, over nine million people went through some sort of distressed sale (2007-2011). Last year, there were just over 300,000.So, even with the increase lately, we’re talking about numbers that are dramatically lower. But what does the future hold? Is a wave coming? The short answer is, no.Here’s why. Experts in the industry look at mortgage delinquencies (loans that are more than 30 days past...

Thinking About Renting Your House Instead of Selling? Read This First.

Written by Sebastian FL Mortgage Syndicated User on September 2, 2025. Posted in For Sellers, Sebastian FL Condo Financing, Sebastian FL Mortgage, Sebastian FL Mortgage Rates.

If your house is on the market but you haven’t gotten any offers you’re comfortable with, you may be wondering: what do I do if it doesn’t sell? And for a growing number of homeowners, that’s turning into a new dilemma: should I just rent it instead?There’s a term for this in the industry, and it’s called an accidental landlord. Here’s how Yahoo Finance defines it:“These ‘accidental landlords’ are homeowners who tried to sell but couldn’t fetch the price they wanted — and instead have decided to rent out their homes until conditions improve.”Why This Is Happening More Often Right NowAnd...

History Shows the Housing Market Always Recovers

Written by Sebastian FL Mortgage Syndicated User on August 28, 2025. Posted in Economy, For Sellers, Forecasts, Sebastian FL Condo Financing, Sebastian FL Mortgage, Sebastian FL Mortgage Rates, Selling Tips.

Now that the market is slowing down, homeowners who haven’t sold at the price they were hoping for are increasingly pulling their homes off the market. According to the latest data from Realtor.com, the number of homeowners taking their homes off the market is up 38% since the start of this year and 48% since the same time last June. For every 100 new listings in June, about 21 homes were taken off the market.And if you’ve made that same choice, you’re probably frustrated things didn’t go the way you wanted. It’s hard when you feel like the market isn’t working with you. But while slowdowns...

More Contracts Are Falling Through. Here’s How To Get Ahead.

Written by Sebastian FL Mortgage Syndicated User on August 19, 2025. Posted in For Sellers, Sebastian FL Condo Financing, Sebastian FL Mortgage, Sebastian FL Mortgage Rates, Selling Tips.

When you sell a house, the last thing you want is for the deal to fall apart right before closing. But according to the latest data from Redfin, that’s happening a bit more often lately. The good news is, it’s completely avoidable if you lean on an agent for insight into why that is and how to avoid it happening to you.This June, 15% of pending home sales fell through. That means those buyers backed out of their contracts. That’s not too much higher than the norm of roughly 12% from 2017-2019, but it’s still an increase. And it’s one you don’t want to have to deal with. The key to avoiding...

What You Need To Know About Concessions

Written by Sebastian FL Mortgage Syndicated User on August 13, 2025. Posted in For Sellers, Infographics, Sebastian FL Condo Financing, Sebastian FL Mortgage, Sebastian FL Mortgage Rates, Selling Tips.

Some HighlightsNow that there are more homes for sale, buyers have more options. And sellers need to be more flexible to close the deal.That’s why almost half of homeowners are making some type of concession. This can include covering closing costs, paying for repairs, or dropping the price.Not sure which concessions to offer? Connect with a local agent so you know what’s working for sellers in your market.

Online Home-Buying Search Terms Recently Hit 2-Year High

Written by Sebastian FL Mortgage Syndicated User on August 12, 2025. Posted in For Sellers, Sebastian FL Condo Financing, Sebastian FL Mortgage, Sebastian FL Mortgage Rates.

Believe it or not, there are clear signs buyer interest is heating up again.Let’s talk about what’s really going on behind the scenes, and why the housing market might not be as quiet out there as it seems. Buyers Are Looking, and Search Trends Prove ItOne of the clearest ways to measure what people are thinking about is to look at what they’re searching for online. And according to Google Trends, searches for phrases like “home for sale” have been climbing steadily this year.The graph below shows an index of two common homebuyer search phrases and how popular they were on Google over the...

Why Selling Without an Agent Can Cost You More Than You Think

Written by Sebastian FL Mortgage Syndicated User on August 8, 2025. Posted in Agent Value, For Sale by Owner, For Sellers, Inventory, Sebastian FL Condo Financing, Sebastian FL Mortgage, Sebastian FL Mortgage Rates, Selling Tips.

Cutting out the agent might seem like a smart way to save when you sell your house. But here’s the hard truth.Last year, homes that sold with an agent went for almost 15% more than those that sold without one.That gap is pretty hard to ignore. And with more homes on the market to compete with right now, selling on your own is a mistake that’s going to cost you.This Isn’t the Market for DIY SellingA few years ago, you might’ve gotten away with a “For Sale By Owner” (FSBO) sign in your yard, navigating the process on your own. That’s because homes were flying off the market and buyers were...

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