Keeping Current Matters

June 4, 2018

Will Rising Mortgage Rates Impact Home Prices?

Keeping Current Matters update: Mortgage interest rates have increased by more than half of a point since the beginning of the year. They are projected to increase by an additional half of a point by year’s end. Because of this […]
May 30, 2018

Is It Time For Your First Home?

Is Your First Home Within Your Grasp Now? [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights: According to the US Census Bureau, ‘millennials’ are defined as 18-36-year-olds. According to NAR’s latest Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers, the median age of all first-time home buyers is 32. More and […]
May 14, 2018
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Understanding Home Inspections

Understanding Home Inspections Congratulations you made an offer, it was accepted, and now your next task is to have the home inspected prior to closing. Usually, agents make your offer contingent upon receiving an “acceptable home inspection”. This contingency allows […]
May 7, 2018

May is the Best Time to Sell!

This Just In: Data Says May is the Best Month to Sell Your Home According to a newly released study by ATTOM Data Solutions, selling your home in the month of May will net you an average of 5.9% above estimated market value for […]
April 30, 2018

Best States for Millennials

New Study Shows ‘Best States for Millennials’ Keeping Current Matters update:A new study by WalletHub used “30 key metrics, ranging from the share of millennials to millennial unemployment rate to millennial voter-turnout rate” to find out which states are the ‘Best States for Millennials.’ Source: […]
April 11, 2018

House Prices: Simply a Matter of Supply & Demand

Keeping Current Matters always explains the real estate market in easy to understand terms.  Why are home prices still rising? It is a simple answer. There are more purchasers in the market right now than there are available homes for […]
March 26, 2018

How to Attract Millennial Buyers

In Cincinnati real estate it’s all about timing.  Who’s moving? Who’s downsizing?  Who’s moving up? Who’s resizing?  It turns out that attracting millennial buyers is the key to today’s real estate market. According to the 2018 Home Buyer and Seller Generational […]
March 23, 2018

Do Rising Mortgage Interest Rates Impact Real Estate Prices?

Recently, Freddie Mac published an Insight Report titled Nowhere to go but up? How increasing mortgage rates could affect housing. The report focused on the impact the projected rise in mortgage rates might have on the housing market this year. Keeping Current Matters addressed the […]
March 5, 2018

Are Home Values Rising Too Fast?

Are greater Cincinnati home values rising too fast? Keeping Current Matters calls it “overinflated”. Last week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their most recent Existing Home Sales Report. According to the report: “The median existing-home price for all housing types in January […]