<div style="text-align: center;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcgcogzO08vCJUrnU983q3TaVaV6EuLppiUAY78JoubaYhvjgzY4SsVY5zTKQUrdha2BiVBA81nPdwpOY5p9uIDgHAwMIX2khGarfTa8TATwIspeyxt7OWpOuuURO8I44cMSONOYIfhgdfQeayy94e38e3vDVOcCw5OVWPtbGUwVPCynlnURpsU2LRQ/s750/confused-about-whats-going-on-in-the-housing-market-lean-on-a-professional-KCM.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="750" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcgcogzO08vCJUrnU983q3TaVaV6EuLppiUAY78JoubaYhvjgzY4SsVY5zTKQUrdha2BiVBA81nPdwpOY5p9uIDgHAwMIX2khGarfTa8TATwIspeyxt7OWpOuuURO8I44cMSONOYIfhgdfQeayy94e38e3vDVOcCw5OVWPtbGUwVPCynlnURpsU2LRQ/w416-h222/confused-about-whats-going-on-in-the-housing-market-lean-on-a-professional-KCM.webp" width="416" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Confused About What’s Going on in the Housing Market? Lean on a Professional.</span></i></b></span></div><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);"><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">If you’re thinking about </span>buying<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">or</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"> </span>selling<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">a home, you probably want to know what’s</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"> </span><em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">really</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">happening with home prices, mortgage rates, housing supply, and more. That’s not an easy task considering how sensationalized headlines are today. Jay Thompson, Real Estate Industry Consultant,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"> </span><a href="https://www.realestatenews.com/2022/11/18/agents-decoded-making-sense-of-the-headlines" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; white-space: normal;" target="_blank">explains</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"><span id="more-47659" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p><blockquote style="background-color: white; border-bottom: none; border-left: 5px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 10px 20px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“Housing market headlines are everywhere. Many are quite sensational, ending with exclamation points or predicting impending doom for the industry.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> Clickbait, the sensationalizing of headlines and content, has been an issue since the dawn of the internet, and housing news is not immune to it.</span>”</em></p></blockquote><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">Unfortunately, when information in the media isn’t clear, it can generate a lot of fear and uncertainty in the market. As Jason Lewris, Cofounder and Chief Data Officer at <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Parcl</em>, says:</p><blockquote style="background-color: white; border-bottom: none; border-left: 5px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 10px 20px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">In the absence of trustworthy, up-to-date information, real estate decisions are increasingly being driven by fear, uncertainty, and doubt.</span>”</em></p></blockquote><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">But it doesn’t have to be that way. Buying or selling a home is a big decision, and it should be one you feel confident making. To help you separate fact from fiction and get the answers you need, lean on a local <a href="https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/2022/08/29/a-trusted-real-estate-advisor-provides-expert-advice/?a=237506-28a7e84d0a961d6d3908c8b42ac446d3" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;">real estate advisor</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">A trusted expert is your best resource to understand what’s happening at the national and local levels. They’ll be able to debunk the headlines using data you can trust. And using their in-depth knowledge of the industry, they’ll provide context so you know how current trends compare to the normal ebbs and flows in the industry, historical data, and more.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">Then, to make sure you have the full picture, they’ll tell you if your local area is following the national trend or if they’re seeing something different in your market. Together, you’ll use all of that information to make the best possible decision for you.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">After all, making a move is a potentially life-changing milestone. It should be something you feel ready for and excited about. And that’s where an agent comes in.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fa2b0b; font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bottom Line</span></span></h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">If you have questions about the headlines or what’s happening in the housing market today, let’s connect so you have expert insights and advice on your side.</p></div><div style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;">
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