Understanding Today’s Mortgage Rates: Is 3% Coming Back?

A lot of buyers are pressing pause on their plans these days, holding out hope that mortgage rates will come down – maybe even back to the historic-low 3% from a few years ago. But here’s the thing: those rates were never meant to last. They were a short-term response to a very specific moment in ti

Washington, D.C. Metro Housing Market Report – April 2025

Housing Market Trends   Listings up, contracts lower in April in the Washington D.C. metro area. Inventory surged in April. At the end of the month, there were 9,815 active listings, a 49.4% increase over a year ago. The number of new listings coming onto the market in April was 1.7% higher than Apr

Baltimore Metro Housing Market Report – April 2025

Housing Market Trends   Baltimore buyers and sellers waver as economic uncertainty dampens the spring market. There were 5,168 homes on the market in the Baltimore metro as of the end of April 2025, increasing 29.3% year-over-year. Inventory in the region is at its highest level since June 2020. How

Home Projects That Boost Value

Whether you’re planning to move soon or not, it’s smart to be strategic about which home projects you take on. Your time, energy, and money matter – and not all upgrades offer the payoff you might expect. As U.S. News Real Estate explains: ". . . not every home renovation project will increase the r