The question of whether the real estate market is a bubble ready to pop seems to be dominating a lot of conversations – and everyone has an opinion. Yet, when it comes down to it, the opinions that carry the most weight are the ones based on experience and expertise.

Here are four expert opinions from professionals and organizations that have devoted their careers to giving great advice to the housing industry.

The Joint Center for Housing Studies in their The State of the Nation’s Housing 2021 report:

… conditions today are quite different than in the early 2000s, particularly in terms of credit availability. The current climb in house prices instead reflects strong demand amid tight supply, helped along by record-low interest rates.

 

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Summer’s here, and with vaccination rates on the rise, buyers continue to flood the market in search of their next home, with rock bottom inventory and record-high sales prices reported throughout much of the country. Although closed sales were down nationally, overall demand for housing remains high, in part due to attractively low-interest rates, offering buyers some relief and affordability in a fiercely competitive market.

Hilton Head & Mainland Real Estate Market Update - June 2021

For the 12- month period spanning July 2020 through June 2021, pending sales in the Hilton Head region were up 50.1 percent overall. Market-wide, inventory levels were down 65.8 percent. The property type that lost the least inventory was the condo segment, where it…

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8 Fairforest in Sun City

The decision to sell our home came with many questions and many anxieties. We knew we lacked the skill and knowledge to maximize our sales opportunity.  We made a fantastic choice in selecting Diana Sroufe to lead us through the myriad of decisions and actions that come with the sale of a home.  From the very first moment, we knew we had not only a consummate professional, but a true friend, helping us. She skillfully assisted us in navigating the sales price decision, the development of marketing materials, and the best way to advertise our property to the world through Charter One Realty.  It was so evident that every decision that she made had our desires, needs, and goals as her very first and highest priority...she put us first...not herself or…

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