by Matt Durand | May 18, 2023 | Blog
I Need to Renovate My Home Before Selling, But Where are the Workers? Does this sound familiar? You have a project or repair that needs to be done at your home and you need to renovate. You call 3 contractors to get estimates. Two of them never call you back and the...
by Matt Durand | Dec 30, 2022 | Blog
Setting Goals for 2023 “The Wagon” Many of us have heard the phrase, “I’ve fallen off the wagon!”, referring to when a goal has been set and our actions do not line up with our goal over time. If you’re like me, you have lived this...
by Matt Durand | Nov 4, 2022 | Blog
What is a Housing Recession and Are We In One? Declining Home Sales A housing recession is defined by the National Association of Realtors as six straight months of declining home sales. On a national level, this is the case: America is in a Housing Recession....
by Matt Durand | Sep 13, 2022 | Blog
Why Are There So Few Homes For Sale? The National Housing Shortage Looking through Realtor.com and Zillow.com for homes for sale but ending up frustrated with the results? The national housing shortage, along with shortages in our local markets of Lynchburg, Forest,...
by Matt Durand | Jul 22, 2022 | Blog
Does Curb Appeal Increase One’s Home Value? Does curb appeal increase one’s home value? We’ve all heard that improving your home’s curb appeal by adding or improving landscaping, trimming bushes, weeding flower beds, and pressure washing...
by Matt Durand | Jul 1, 2022 | Blog
WILL RISING INTEREST RATES COOL THE HOT MARKET? For the first time in years, the housing market appears to be showing signs of cooling. Agents in our community are discussing fewer bidding wars, decreased showing activity, and even some price reductions. So...
