Celebrating milestones is key to succeeding in business.

In today’s fast-paced, competitive business environment, the need to continually adapt to market conditions and stay ahead of the curve often leaves little time to reflect on the things we’ve achieved along the way. But celebrating milestones is important for many reasons. Too often, business owners get so caught up in the day-to-day hustle that […]

Is there a magic number for mortgage rates to jolt home sales?

The end of 2023 has brought the first hints of a softening of the housing market that could awaken buyer demand and entice more home owners to list their properties for sale. The average rate for the 30-year fixed mortgage fell again this week to 6.61%, now down more than a full point from 7.79% […]

Greg Englesbe Real Estate

A ‘collapse’ in U.S. home prices is on the horizon, economist says

Home affordability in the United States has become unattainable for large segments of the population in 2022 thanks to high mortgage rates, inflation, housing scarcity and prices that were driven up by the historically low home loan rates seen during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The housing market this year has been […]

Greg Englesbe

How will the 2020 election impact the U.S. housing market?

With time winding down to the 2020 presidential election on Nov. 3, the typical hyperdrive of American politics is in full swing. As always, apart from the partisan divide, there are some very practical effects that elections tend to have on real estate in the United States. Historically, presidential elections have slowed down home sales […]