Selling Your Home

March 19, 2025

"Why Lower Interest Rates Are Your Signal to Sell"

By Courtney Orlando, Courtney Orlando Group | Compass Real Estate

Thinking About Selling? Timing is Everything!

If you've been waiting for the perfect moment to list your home, the market is about to give you a major green light. As interest rates begin to decline, buyer demand is set to …

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Dec. 16, 2024

How Dropping Mortgage Rates Could Make the Housing Market "Go Ballistic"

Barbara Corcoran, the celebrated real estate mogul and original "Shark Tank" investor, recently shared her optimistic forecast for the U.S. housing market, predicting that declining mortgage rates could reignite the market in a significant way. In a recent interview with Realtor.com, Corcoran remarked, "If mortgage rates drop, the …

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Dec. 13, 2024

Selling Your Home in Central and Northern New Jersey: Expert Tips from The Courtney Orlando Group

Selling a home is a significant milestone, and with the right strategies, you can maximize your property’s value while minimizing stress. As a part of Compass Real Estate, The Courtney Orlando Group specializes in guiding homeowners through every step of the selling process in Central and Northern New Jersey. Here …

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Feb. 22, 2022

These are the best places to make real estate investments in 2022 based on where home prices are expected to keep going up

 

When the COVID pandemic hit, it set off a dramatic uptick in U.S. housing prices, and home price growth is just now beginning to decelerate

 

And although U.S. home values are predicted to rise by only …

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Feb. 7, 2022

The housing market was on a wild ride this year. Here's what to expect in 2022

The housing market was on a wild ride this year. Here's what to expect in 2022

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Feb. 1, 2022

These Are the Biggest Color Trends To Keep An Eye On In 2022

We're expecting it to be a much brighter year than the last!

a blue and white credenza sits against an eggplant colored wall in a library
BRIE WILLIAMS

The colors we surround ourselves with can directly impact our emotions. Choosing the right dining room paint color or the best pop for living room paint colors can make …

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Jan. 24, 2022

Home Appraisals: What You Need to Know

 

A home appraisal helps sellers extract maximum value and protects buyers and lenders from overpaying.

U.S. News & World Report

Home Appraisals: What You Need to Know

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The goal of an appraisal is to provide an estimation of a property’s market value …

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Jan. 19, 2022

2 Factors That May Impact the Real Estate Market in 2022

2021 was certainly a wild ride for real estate, and 2022 may have some new realities in store— including increasing interest rates and competition from foreign investors.

It's no secret that 2021 has been a hot year for the real estate market. Houses …

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Jan. 10, 2022

Where the housing market is going in 2022 as told by 7 leading forecast models

A perfect storm. That's the best way to describe the red-hot housing market we've seen from coast-to-coast during the pandemic. It was spurred by a combination of recession-induced low mortgage rates, remote work allowing buyers to sprawl further away …

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Jan. 3, 2022

Sellers: What to Do When You Can't Find a Home Before Yours Sells

If you sold your house before you've found new digs, don't worry: You have options.

March 26, 2021
By: Carrie Hamblin

In an ideal world, selling your old home and purchasing your new one would be perfectly coordinated: you sign two stacks of papers, trade one set …

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