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Expert Predictions for the 2022 Housing Market

As we move into 2022, both buyers and sellers are wondering, what’s next? Will there be more homes available to buy? Will home prices keep climbing? How high will mortgage…

2021 By The Numbers: Another Wild Year of Real Estate in Northern Michigan

A new year is like a rebirth; brimming with optimistic potential for fresh beginnings. At times it seems like we just rang in 2021, and at other times, with the…

Brick & Corbett’s Year Of Listings

As the dawn of a new year approaches, we cannot help but reflect upon this unprecedented year in real estate. When we think about the past 12 months, we consider…

Why Right Now Is Actually a Great Time To Sell Your House

As we near the end of the year, more homeowners are realizing the benefits of today’s sellers’ market. Record-breaking home price appreciation, growing equity, low inventory, and competitive mortgage rates…

9 Reasons You Should NOT FSBO

Rising home prices coupled with a lack of inventory in today’s market may cause some homeowners to consider selling their home on their own (known in the industry as a…

Why You Shouldn’t Be Upset About 3% Mortgage Rates

With the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac climbing above 3%, rising rates are one of the topics dominating the discussion in the housing market today. And since…

Sellers Have Incredible Leverage in Today’s Market

With mortgage rates climbing above 3% for the first time in months, serious buyers are more motivated than ever to find a home before the end of the year. Lawrence…

Early October is the Sweet Spot for Buyers

Are you looking to buy a home? If so, we’ve got good news for you. While there’s no denying the housing market is having a great year, many of the…

The Truth About Today’s Buyer Demand

When it comes to the latest news in real estate, there are a lot of sensational headlines in the media. In times like this, when it can be hard to…

Reasons You Should Consider Selling This Fall

If you’re trying to decide when to sell your house, there may not be a better time to list than right now. The ultimate sellers’ market we’re in today won’t…

Brick & Corbett’s 10 Favorite Listing Photos of 2021 (so far)

2021 has been a lot of things to a lot of people. It’s been a year of hope and optimism for many, a year of uncertainty for others. When it…

5 Home Renovation Projects That Will Add Value When It’s Time To Sell

If you’re a homeowner in Northern Michigan, you’ve at least thought about selling your home in the last 24 months. With real estate prices at historic highs, just about everyone…

Homeowners Are in a Sweet Spot in Today’s Housing Market for These 5 Reasons

The housing market continues to be red hot here in Northern Michigan, and according to a recent report in Bloomberg, housing prices rose again at record levels in the month…

What You Should Do Before Interest Rates Rise

In today’s real estate market, mortgage interest rates are near record lows. Northern Michigan banks have been offering mortgages, refinancing options, and new construction loans at eye-popping rates reaching below…

What Are Housing Market Forecasters Predicting for the 2nd Half of 2021?

It’s hard to believe, but we are solidly in the 2nd half of the year. School in Northern Michigan will be starting again in 50-some days, and we are barely…

7 Things B&C is Excited For During Cherry Festival 2021

The National Cherry Festival is a marquee for Northern Michiganders and people from across the midwest, the country, and especially in the last 10 years, across the world. Visitors come…

Why Are Home Prices So High Right Now?

OK, we’ll admit it; here at Brick & Corbett, we’re kinda nerds when it comes to numbers, market statistics, and trying to parse out the specifics of not just what…

Why Your Home’s Value is More Like Your Waistline Than Your Shoe Size

I was at Running Fit in downtown Traverse City last week checking out a new pair of running shoes, and when the sales associate helping me asked what size my…

The Homeowner’s Dilemma: Should I Move or Refinance?

The level of equity homeowners in Northern Michigan have is at an all-time high. According to the U.S. Census, over 38% of owner-occupied homes nationwide are owned free and clear,…

What Boosts Your Home’s Value? 7 Factors You Can (and Can’t) Control

If you’ve been thinking that right now is the time to at least find out what your home is worth on today’s market, you’re making a good decision. Even if…

4 Powerful Things You Can Do With a Home Valuation

Real estate prices have literally never been higher than they are right now. According to the Wall Street Journal, home prices nationwide are climbing to new heights thanks to some…

Appraisal Gaps: What Are They and Why They Could Put The Brakes on The Northern Michigan Real Estate Market

If you’ve picked up any sort of newspaper, listened to the radio, or have simply been awake at all in the last year or so, you’ve heard all about the…

Are Home Prices in Northern Michigan Accelerating Again?

At the beginning of the year, national industry forecasts called for home price appreciation to slow to about half of the double-digit increase we saw last year. The thinking was…

Market Snapshot: High-End Condos Are Definitely A Thing in Traverse City

Whether you’re a person who loves to see all the new multi-family developments around town or loath the high(er) rise construction and miss “the way things used to be”, condo…

Hidden Fees Most First-Time Homebuyers Aren’t Aware of When Purchasing a Home

Purchasing a home is one of the biggest financial decisions you will make in your lifetime. Most first-time buyers know that they will need to save for some form of…

Market Snapshot: OMP Waterfront East vs West

There are a handful of age-old Traverse City debates that have kept people arguing for a long time. Dairy Lodge vs Bardon’s? Trojans vs Titans? Crusted Creations vs Peegeo’s? It’s…

How You Can Take Steps Today To Protect Your Legacy Property For Future Generations

Brick & Corbett consult and expert to provide the proactive resources and necessary tools to empower homeowners in protecting the future of their home or cottage property for generations to come.