• Election Year Myths: What Really Happens to Home Sales?,Julian Schwertz

    Election Year Myths: What Really Happens to Home Sales?

    No matter how many elections you’ve lived through, each one can feel a bit like a wildcard when November draws near and you’re wondering whether you should make a move—or wait until the dust settles.  Generally speaking, presidential elections have only a small and temporary impact on the housing ma

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  • 6 Things You Need to Know About Upcoming Changes to the Real Estate Industry,Julian Schwertz

    6 Things You Need to Know About Upcoming Changes to the Real Estate Industry

    A little backstory:  Back in March, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) agreed to a settlement deal. The organization agreed to both a monetary settlement as well as real estate practice changes aimed at providing more transparency regarding how real estate agents are paid.  But how exactly d

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  • The Woodlands Housing Market: What's Cooling Down, What's Heating Up,Julian Schwertz

    The Woodlands Housing Market: What's Cooling Down, What's Heating Up

    A headline caught my eye this week. It read:    “The Housing Market Isn’t Making Sense. What’s Going On.”    It got me thinking about how much information is circulating out there. Numbers are flying around about inventory increases and price reductions (promising news for buyers)—and at the same ti

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