Susan J Davis - Realtor - HomeSmart Pros Real Estate

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This Arizona Town Is One of the Best Places to Retire in the U.S. — With Affordable Homes, Excellent Weather, and Tons of Outdoor Recreation Realtor.com released its annual listing of the top ten retirement towns for 2024, and Green Valley, a retirement community 30 miles south of Tucson, was second.

Here's a YouTube video about a new trail recently developed in Green Valley. Lots of places and opportunities for walking and exploring. A must for our age group!

Exploring Green Valley’s newest trail The new 1.7-mile Adamson-Catino Trail connects Canoa Preserve Park with the historic Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail. Along the way, it crosses...

Susan J Davis - Realtor - HomeSmart Pros Real Estate updated their business hours.

In case you think HomeSmart is a light weight in the real estate business, here's what's in the news:

HomeSmart Ranks in the Top 10 on RISMedia’s 2022 Power Broker Report
Tech-Forward Real Estate Brokerage Lands the No. 6 Spot Out of Top 1,000 Brokerages

Scottsdale—HomeSmart has been named a top brokerage in another one of the industry’s national rankings—RISMedia’s 2022 Annual Power Broker Report. HomeSmart ranked No. 6 out of the top 1,000 brokerages, with $25,162,914,396 in volume and 56,679 transactions.

The 2022 RISMedia Power Broker Report is based on responses to RISMedia’s annual Power Broker Survey. For 34 years, RISMedia has published the Power Broker Report, its annual brokerage list ranking the Top 1,000 U.S. residential real estate firms, connected to exclusive insights and observations within the industry. Each January, Power Brokers are asked to share their interpretation, whether good or bad, about the market and their strategies.

“While our industry saw unique challenges coming out of the last couple of years, HomeSmart was able to not only grow but thrive,” said Matt Widdows, HomeSmart’s founder and CEO. “I’m very proud of everyone at HomeSmart who contributed to our company’s success. Whether it was our technology leadership or innovative programs including revenue share and health benefits offering, we found ways to drive strong results while taking care of our agents. This, in turn, enabled our vision and encouraged our agents to operate at a high level of drive and enthusiasm, resulting in exceptional results for the entire company.”

The rankings reflect HomeSmart’s ability to shift, adapt and find new avenues for business with increased support in Agent Services and technology. HomeSmart is known in the industry to find new ways to support its agents in serving their clients.

INTERESTING ARTICLE ABOUT REAL ESTATE BELOW. LET'S JUST SAY I AM A BELIEVER!!

The latest Economy and Finance survey from Gallup reports 35% of Americans named real estate “the most favored long-term investment,” a position it’s held since 2013. More than one-third of Americans go further, calling real estate “the top investment,” a title held since 2016.

How about stocks and mutual funds? They’re owned by 55% of the population, but only 21% of Americans think stocks or mutual funds are the best long-term investment, the lowest percentage Gallup has reported since 2012. That puts them in second place, far behind real estate, though ahead of bonds, gold, and savings accounts or CDs, as a long-term investment. Experts agree that buying a home is one of the best long-term investments an American can make. Here’s why.

A real estate investment is likely to appreciate over time.

A home’s market price should increase over time. As we know, home prices go in cycles, so a property’s value may not go up drastically in the short term. Still, if the owners live in their home long enough, there is a good chance they will sell it for a profit in the future. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found the average home selling price rose from $274,100 in 2009 to $382,700 in 2019, an appreciation of almost 40% over ten years. Not only is that an excellent return on an investment, it also gives the investor a place to live. It’s important to note a good part of a home’s appreciation is in the value of the land—as the old joke goes: “The three most important things in real estate are location, location, and location.”

A real estate investment builds equity.

Also increasing over time is the owners’ home equity, which begins with the down payment they made and continues to build as they pay down their mortgage principal every month and as their home’s market value grows. Americans love the fact that owning real estate lets them save money without thinking about it.

Profits made on a real estate investment could be tax-free.

Profits on investments—capital gains—are usually taxable. However, homeowners are allowed a tax-free profit on their main residence up to $250,000 for single homeowners, and up to $500,000 for married couples. Second homes are excluded and there are other requirements, so, as with all tax matters, please have clients check with a tax professional before they make any tax-related decisions.