David Cloutier, Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate

Your Checklist To Get Ready To Sell [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights When it comes to selling your house, you want it to look its best inside and out. It’s important to focus on tasks that can make it inviting, show it’s cared for, and boost your curb appeal for prospective buyers. Work with your trusted real estate advisor to determine what you n...

If Housing Affordability Is About the Money, Don’t Forget This. There are many non-financial benefits of buying your own home.

Why 2021 Is Still the Year To Sell Your House If you’re trying to decide whether or not to sell your house, this is the time to think seriously about making a move.

What To Do with Your Vacation Home as Summer Ends As summer comes to a close, is it time to think about selling your vacation home?

What Do Experts Say About Today’s Mortgage Rates? Mortgage rates are hovering near record lows, and that’s good news for today’s homebuyers.

Options for First-Time Homebuyers [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights With a housing market this competitive, sometimes you have to think outside the box. Work with your trusted real estate advisors to do things like assess your budget, expand your search radius, look into other options, and determine your true needs. If you're having trouble finding y...

More Young People Are Buying Homes There’s a common misconception that younger generations aren’t interested in homeownership.

Real Estate: It’s Still a Lack of Supply, Not a Lack of Demand One of the major questions real estate experts are asking today is whether prospective homebuyers still believe purchasing a home makes sense.

What Does Being in a Sellers’ Market Mean? Whether or not you’ve been following the real estate industry lately, there’s a good chance you’ve heard we’re in a serious sellers’ market.

A Look at Home Price Appreciation and What It Means for Sellers When you hear the phrase home price appreciation, what does it mean to you?

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The Best Use of Time (and Money) When It Comes to Renovations | Keeping Current Matters In the current sellers’ market, many homeowners wonder what, if anything, needs to be remodeled before they list their house.

Are Houses Less Affordable Than They Were in Past Decades? | Keeping Current Matters There are many headlines about how housing affordability is declining.

Looking for a Place To Call Home? Consider a Condominium. | Keeping Current Matters It’s no secret that one of the top stories in today’s real estate market is low housing supply and high buyer demand.

Ready To Sell, but Don’t Know Where You’ll Go? [INFOGRAPHIC] | Keeping Current Matters Some Highlights If you’re thinking of selling your house but don’t know what you should buy, you have options. Existing homes offer a wide variety of home styles, an established neighborhood, and lived-in charm. Meanwhile, new home construction lets you create your perfect home, cash in on energ...

Surprising Shift Favors Homeowners: Buyers Now Prefer Existing Homes | Keeping Current Matters In April, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) posted an article, Home Buyers’ Preferences Shift Towards New Construction.

Sellers: Make Today’s Home Price Appreciation Work for You | Keeping Current Matters Home prices continue to rise as we move through the summer, and that’s good news for sellers who are looking to maximize their home’s potential.

With Rents on the Rise – Is Now the Time To Buy? | Keeping Current Matters According to recent data from realtor.com, median rental prices have reached their highest point ever recorded in many areas across the country.

Key Questions To Ask Yourself Before Buying a Home | Keeping Current Matters Sometimes it can feel like everyone has advice when it comes to buying a home.

Waiting To Buy a Home Could Cost You [INFOGRAPHIC] | Keeping Current Matters Some Highlights If you’re thinking of buying a home but wondering if waiting a few years will save you in the long run, think again. The longer the wait, the more you’ll pay, especially when mortgage rates and home prices rise. Even the slightest change in the mortgage rate can have a big impact...

Home Sellers: There Is an Extra Way To Welcome Home Our Veterans | Keeping Current Matters Some veterans are finding it difficult to obtain a home in today’s market.

4 Reasons Why the End of Forbearance Will Not Lead to a Wave of Foreclosures | Keeping Current Matters With forbearance plans about to come to an end, many are concerned the housing market will experience a wave of foreclosures like what happened after the housing bubble 15 years ago.

A Look at Housing Supply and What It Means for Sellers | Keeping Current Matters One of the hottest topics of conversation in today’s real estate market is the shortage of available homes.

3 Hot Topics in the Housing Market Right Now | Keeping Current Matters If you’re a prospective buyer or seller, it’s important to understand the current real estate market conditions and how they affect you.

Pop Quiz: Can You Define These Key Terms in Today’s Housing Market? [INFOGRAPHIC] | Keeping Current Matters Some Highlights The language of buying and selling a home may sound scary at first, but knowing how key terms relate to today’s market can help you. For example, current low mortgage rates and higher wages positively impact affordability for buyers, while home price appreciation continues to grow ...

Today’s Real Estate Market Explained Through 4 Key Trends | Keeping Current Matters As we move into the second half of the year, one thing is clear: the current real estate market is one for the record books.

Remote Work Has Changed Our Home Needs. Is It Time for Your Home To Change, Too? | Keeping Current Matters Over the past year, many homeowners realized what they need in a home is changing, especially with the rise in remote work.

3 Charts That Show This Isn’t a Housing Bubble | Keeping Current Matters With home prices continuing to deliver double-digit increases, some are concerned we’re in a housing bubble like the one in 2006.

What You Should Do Before Interest Rates Rise | Keeping Current Matters In today’s real estate market, mortgage interest rates are near record lows.

Experts Agree: Options Are Improving for Buyers [INFOGRAPHIC] | Keeping Current Matters Some Highlights Buyers hoping for more homes to choose from may be in luck as housing inventory begins to rise. Many experts agree – new sellers listing their homes is great news for buyers and the overall market. Although the supply increases are modest, more homes means more options for buyers. ...