Tag first-time buyers

BUYING ADVICE, MARKET TRENDS

When Will Home Prices Ever Make Sense Again?

A person holding a cardboard sign that says "WHAT NOW?" in bold black letters, symbolizing confusion or uncertainty about the current real estate market and rising home prices.

Why Today’s Home Prices Feel So Out of Reach Every week, I hear from buyers wondering how homes can possibly be listed at these prices especially when public sale records show that the same house sold for so much less…

Alex Powell
July 3, 2025

BUYING ADVICE, FIRST TIME BUYER, MARKET TRENDS, NEW CONSTRUCTION

The Illusion of Affordable Starter Homes

A small white starter home with red trim and a picket fence, surrounded by autumn trees and fallen leaves, representing the concept of affordable starter homes.

Buyers Are Getting Less Home for More Money First-time buyers across the country are adjusting their expectations for affordable starter homes, choosing smaller homes just to stay in the game. According to The Wall Street Journal, “buyers who are trying…