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You may want to list your home soon — before there’s more competition.
You may want to list your home soon — before there’s more competition. There’s a reason housing inventory has been sluggish throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Given the general uncertainty that…
Written by Gary Simmens
May 12, 2021
Wow! Look at these very low interest rates!!!
LOOK AT THESE VERY LOW INTEREST RATES! HELPFUL REAL ESTATE WEBSITE: WWW.GARYSIMMENS.COM Average weekly rate data as provided by the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey®04/15/21(most recent) Trending AverageRate Points…
Written by Gary Simmens
April 16, 2021
Mortgage interest rates slowly going up
Mortgage interest rates started 2021 at all-time record lows. Throughout January and the first half of February, rates hovered slightly above those record lows. Then, as February came to a…
Written by Gary Simmens
March 11, 2021
Price of lumber going sky high on building new homes.
KEY POINTS Lumber prices top $1,000 for the first time as single-family housing starts drop 12% Lumber prices inched over $1,000 per 1,000 board feet, according to Random Length Lumber…
Written by Gary Simmens
February 19, 2021
For Year 2020- The Real Estate Homebuyer Profile.
*In Year 2020… 31% of buyers were 1st timers. 44% of buyers were looking to avoid major renovation issues. 18% of buyers contacted a real estate agent as the first…
Written by Gary Simmens
February 17, 2021
Valentines Day Market Update at the Greater South NJ Shore Area
Happy Valentines Day Weekend—- Market Update VERY LOW INVENTORY—Still all time low interest rates under 3% Multiple Bidding Wars on properties happening very quickly when listed in most cases in…
Written by Gary Simmens
February 13, 2021
Congratulations and a Big Heartfelt “Thank you” to our Clients and Friends
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Written by Gary Simmens
February 5, 2021
The latest mortgage interest rate update as of 01/28/21
Average weekly rate data as provided by the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey® 01/28/21 (most recent) Trending Average Rate Points & Fees Margin 30-Year Fixed Rate ▼ down 2.73%…
Written by Gary Simmens
January 28, 2021
Federal Reserve To Leave Interest Rates Alone, Good News Today!
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve pledged on Wednesday to keep its low interest rate policies in place even well after the economy has sustained a recovery from the viral…
Written by Gary Simmens
January 27, 2021
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You may want to list your home soon — before there’s more competition. -
Wow! Look at these very low interest rates!!! -
Mortgage interest rates slowly going up -
Price of lumber going sky high on building new homes. -
For Year 2020- The Real Estate Homebuyer Profile.