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    What’s Behind Today’s Mortgage Rate Volatility?

    By Kyle Barber | November 22, 2024

    What’s Behind Today’s Mortgage Rate Volatility? If you’ve been keeping an eye on mortgage rates lately, you might feel like you’re on a roller coaster ride. One day rates are up; the next they dip down a bit. So, what’s driving this constant change? The Market’s Reaction to the Election A significant factor causing fluctuations... Read More

    What You Need To Know About Today’s Down Payment Programs

    By Kyle Barber | June 20, 2024

    What You Need To Know About Today’s Down Payment Programs There’s no denying it’s gotten more challenging to buy a home, especially with today’s mortgage rates and home price appreciation. And that may be one of the big reasons you’re eager to look into grants and assistance programs to see if there’s anything you qualify for that can help. But... Read More

    How Renovations Impact Your Home Value

    By Kyle Barber | October 18, 2023

    How Renovations Impact Your Home Value October may be the best time to buy a home according to a Realtor.com analysis. Reatlor Nathan Dart share tips about renovations and what will be the best return if you want to sell. Click here to watch the interview. Read More

    Small Cost, Big Impact

    By Kyle Barber | June 8, 2023

    Small Cost, Big Impact I’ve seen the look on people’s faces when I suggest something needs to be updated in their home. They become deflated, overwhelmed and oftentimes confused. Please remember, it’s not personal. The goal is to make your home shine – and sell for the best possible price. Consider making some of the following updates... Read More

    Nathan Dart on Fox 5 discussing the current market, January 2023

    By Kyle Barber | January 23, 2023

    December US home sales fall, capping nearly 18% drop in 2022 By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slumped nearly 18% in 2022, the slowest year for the housing market in nearly a decade. The National Association of Realtors said Friday that existing home sales totaled... Read More

    How To Navigate a Market Where Multiple Offers Is the New Normal

    By Kyle Barber | March 11, 2022

    How To Navigate a Market Where Multiple Offers Is the New Normal If you’re thinking of buying a home today, you already know that the number of homes available for sale is low. But what does that really mean for you? As a buyer, low housing supply coupled with high buyer demand means you should be prepared to navigate... Read More

    Why a Move Could Bring You More Happiness This Year

    By Kyle Barber | February 11, 2022

    Over the past two years, we’ve lived through one of the most stressful periods in recent history. Because of the health crisis, many of us have spent more time at home and that’s led us to re-evaluate both what we need in a house and how much we appreciate having a safe space. If you’ve... Read More

    Must-do spring maintenance for your home

    By Kyle Barber | May 14, 2021

    Here’s an easy list with the bare essentials that you can tackle in a Saturday before you have friends over and fire up the grill Read More

    Nathan Dart accurately predicts the impact of Covid-19 on the real estate market

    By Kyle Barber | March 24, 2021

    A look at the impact of Covid-19 on the real estate market a year later When Covid-19 first descended, the consensus was that the real estate market was about to tank. Instead, the opposite happened. Today, the local real estate market is the most frenzied it’s been in 15 years, with dozens of offers and... Read More

    What A Real Estate Deal Looks Like For Buyers Right Now.

    By Kyle Barber | February 26, 2021

    When you start the home buying process you typically have the mindset of finding a “deal”. In normal times this in Montgomery County Maryland this is somewhat possible (especially if you have a great real estate agent), although most buyers have an inflated sense of what they can afford and what their money can buy... Read More