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Merry Christmas To All

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Merry Christmas To All It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Merry Christmas to you and your family from our family. We have been blessed this year with so many great clients, and are grateful to everyone who called on us to help buy and sell a home. Jesus is the reason…. May you … Continued

4 Disadvantages of Selling a House During the Holiday Season

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If you want to sell your house but it’s the middle of the holiday season, (especially Thanksgiving through Christmas) you might be wondering if you should sell. That’s a valid question and, frankly, it makes sense to ask. In this blog post, we’re sharing 4 disadvantages of selling a house during the holiday season, which … Continued

Housing Recession Deepens

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Get ready for the bad news…. The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) said in an article published 8/26/2022 “With many households priced out of the for-sale market, existing home sales, new-home sales, single-family permits, and single-family starts have experienced significant year-over-year declines, deepening the ongoing housing recession, says NAHB chief economist Rob Dietz.” Read the … Continued

2020 Annual Roanoke Valley Market Snapshot

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ANNUAL SALES – HIGHEST IN ROANOKE VALLEY HISTORY – Chart below illustrates annual home sales for each year from 2001 to 2020 – Average annual home sales during those 20 years equals 4,888 homes/year – 2020 sales (6,517) are the highest on record for The Roanoke Valley – 2020 sales (6,517) higher by 1,629 homes (33.3% … Continued

Roanoke Valley Market Snapshot Q3 2020

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Roanoke Valley Market Snapshot Q3 2020By: Patrick Wilkinson Posted 10/12/2020 Welcome to LivingInRoanoke.com’s Market Snapshot! You are very special to me, so please enjoy… Here you’ll find in-depth analysis, graphs and data, of residential real estate sales for the Roanoke Valley of Virginia based on data from RVAR*. Be sure to see trends in (record … Continued

Roanoke Valley Market Snapshot Q1 2020

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Roanoke Valley Market Snapshot Q1 2020 By: Patrick Wilkinson Posted 4/6/2020 Welcome to LivingInRoanoke.com’s Market Snapshot! You are very special to me, so please enjoy… Here you’ll find in-depth analysis, graphs and data, of residential real estate sales for the Roanoke Valley of Virginia based on data from RVAR. Be sure to see trends in … Continued

Is It Luck?

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Is It Luck? Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Do you wonder why some people have all the luck? It is important to focus on the “Pursuit” part of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” from the United States Declaration of Independence. Here at LivingInRoanoke.com, we believe in “wake-up-at-5-am-exercise-pray-eat-right-follow-up-on-every-lead-help-every-client-do-better-every-day-LUCK” Have a great day! If you need … Continued

Housing Starts Boom

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Housing Starts Boom 2019 National Housing Starts, one of the greatest predictors of future housing growth, just shot up 16.9% above the November 2019 estimate. According to the Census Bureau’s release on 1/17/2020, “Privately-owned housing starts in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,608,000. This is 16.9 percent (+/-12.8 percent) above the … Continued

2019 Annual Roanoke Valley Market Snapshot

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2019 Annual Roanoke Valley Market Snapshot By: Patrick Wilkinson Posted 1/13/2020 BRACE YOURSELVES! 2020 may become the Roanoke Valley’s most record-setting year in history. Healthy 2019 home sales in the Roanoke Valley were 4.4% higher than in 2018, and the highest number sold since 2005. But in the run up to 2005 the high volume … Continued