Madison’s Challenge: Escalating Prices & Sluggish Listings
Dane County Market Analysis, Housing Market Updates, Interest Rates, Market Updates, McGrady Group Blog, Pricing, Time-sensitive
Here at The McGrady Group, we love digging into the data to determine how national headlines apply to us in South Central Wisconsin. Our latest analysis delves into how Dane County’s robust employment but lackluster listing quantity influences…
Let’s Navigate the 2024 Dane County Market Together
Dane County Market Analysis, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Industry News, Interest Rates, Market Updates, Pricing
With a competitive 2024 market upon us, The McGrady Group is excited to help our clients balance rising home prices, dynamic interest rates, and low inventory levels. The housing market's current stability, driven by economic factors and population…
Why Now Is a Great Time To Sell Your House
For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, Selling Myths
As we near the end of the year, more homeowners are realizing the benefits of today’s sellers’ market. Record-breaking home price appreciation, growing equity, low inventory, and competitive mortgage rates are motivating homeowners to make…
Don’t Believe Everything You Read: The Truth Many Headlines Overlook
Distressed Properties, For Buyers, For Sellers, Foreclosures, Housing Market Updates, Interest Rates, Pricing
There are a lot of questions right now regarding the real estate market as we head into 2022. The forbearance program is coming to an end and mortgage rates are beginning to rise.
With all of this uncertainty, anyone with a megaphone – from…
Home Sales About To Surge? We May See a Winter Like Never Before.
For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates
Like most industries, residential real estate has a seasonality to it. For example, toy stores sell more toys in October, November, and December than they do in any other three-month span throughout the year. More cars are sold in the U.S.…
Sellers: You’ll Likely Get Multiple Strong Offers This Season
For Sellers, Housing Market Updates
Are you thinking about selling your house right now, but you’re not sure you’ll have the time to do so as the holidays draw near? If so, consider this: even as the holiday season approaches, there are plenty of buyers out there, and they…
4 Things Every Renter Needs To Consider
First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Rent vs. Buy
As a renter, you’re constantly faced with the same dilemma: keep renting for another year or purchase a home? Your answer depends on your current situation and future plans, but there are a number of benefits to homeownership every renter…
What’s Happening with Home Prices?
For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Pricing
Many people have questions about home prices right now. How much have prices risen over the past 12 months? What’s happening with home values right now? What’s projected for next year? Here’s a look at the answers to all three of these…
How Sellers Win When Housing Inventory Is Low
For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Pricing
In today’s housing market, the number of homes for sale is much lower than the strong buyer demand. As a result, homeowners ready to sell have a significant advantage. Here are three ways today’s low inventory will set you up for a win…
Two Graphs That Show Why You Shouldn’t Be Upset About 3% Mortgage Rates
First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers
With the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac climbing above 3%, rising rates are one of the topics dominating the discussion in the housing market today. And since experts project rates will rise further in the coming months,…
Numbers Don’t Lie – It’s Still a Great Time To Sell [INFOGRAPHIC]
For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Infographics, Selling Myths
Some Highlights
Heading into the end of the year, you might wonder if it’s still a good time to sell your house. Here’s what the latest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) says.
Housing supply is lower than last year,…
Why a Wave of Foreclosures Is Not on the Way
Distressed Properties, Foreclosures, Housing Market Updates, Pricing, Short Sales
With forbearance plans coming to an end, many are concerned the housing market will experience a wave of foreclosures similar to what happened after the housing bubble 15 years ago. Here are a few reasons why that won’t happen.
There are…