Nicole Hayden-Your Real Estate Advisor

The Long and Short of It

Nicole Hayden — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:16:00 GMT

Markets go up, markets go down. Sometimes we see it coming, sometimes we don't. It all depends on what both consumers and businesses are buying, and when. How can we tell if and when real estate will recover?

We need to ignore short-term fluctuations, like the spike in home sales last November, when buyers thought the first-time tax credit would expire. Then sales rates dropped significantly when Congress extended the tax credit and removed that original sense of urgency.

We need to pay attention to long-term forecasts instead. Consider that homeownership increases by roughly 1 million each year. There are 4 million births, 2 million deaths, 1 million new immigrants, 2 million weddings and 1 million divorces each year. All of those events spur people to buy and/or sell a home.

Crunch the numbers, and you'll see that we can expect roughly 60 million home sales in the next decade. Regardless of the subprime mortgage debacle, and the ensuing foreclosure crisis, real estate will remain on the rails, an unstoppable freight train barreling towards homeownership.

Just as surely as the market sees recovery, buyers and sellers still need representation in these transactions. A recent survey by the National Association of REALTORS® reveals that 80% of buyers and sellers would recommend their agent to family and friends. That's a loud signal of the value of representation. Call me today to get your house SOLD, I have buyers. Call me at 910-997-2260 or visit my Web site at www.NicoleHayden.com

Exit Realty of Rockingham holds Technology Training

Nicole Hayden — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:16:00 GMT

Broker/Owners Tim and Nicole Hayden ordered pizza for their agents while they attended technology training friday evening. Many items were discussed that will be beneficial to our sellers. Bobby Chambers was a few minutes late, however, he was on a listing appointment so he was excused with homework. Jami Smart was excited as she learned new ways to promote her clients listings online! Real estate in Rockingham NC has seen alot of activity with the onset of Spring.

Marc Baysek obtained a new listing today as well at 130 Church Street Hannah Picket priced to sell at $37,000!! We are picking up a number of new listings to provide for all buyers in the Richmond County NC real estate market.

Rockingham, NC Realtors from Exit Realty Platinum attend Regional Awards Banquet

Nicole Hayden — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:39:00 GMT

Today was a GREAT DAY for Richmond County Realtors from Exit Realty Platinum as they attended the Regional Awards Banquet for Exit Realty. Broker/Owners Tim and Nicole Hayden as well as agents Bobby Chambers, Marc Baysek, and Jami Smart were in attendance as both Regional and National Speakers Key Yassad, Tami Bonell and Bob Mckinnon were there to work with agents on helping their clients move their real estate faster and easier. Exit Realty Platinum was awarded the Pinnacle Award for the highest per agent productivity in North Carolina which means alot to me as it takes everyone working together to accomplish this feat!

Realtors Jami Smart, Tim and Nicole Hayden, Bobby Chambers, Marc Baysek, President of US Operations for Exit Realty Tami Bonell with the Pinnacle Award

Always striving to become better at client relationships and market trends, the speaker/trainers did a wonderful job of getting the word out that their is good news in the real estate market contrary to what mainstream media would have you believe. According to the NAHB/Wells Fargo affordability index:

"Nationwide housing affordability surged at year-end 2008 to its highest level in at least five years, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).

The HOI indicated that 62.4 percent of all new and existing homes that were sold in the final quarter of 2008 were affordable to families earning the national median income of $61,500, up considerably from the 56.1 percent of homes that were affordable to such families in the previous quarter and the 46.6 percent of homes that were affordable to them at the end of 2007.

“Falling home prices and very favorable mortgage rates both contributed to the housing affordability gains we saw in the fourth quarter of 2008,” said NAHB Chairman Joe Robson, a home builder from Tulsa, Okla. “However, at the same time, worsening economic conditions, historically low consumer confidence and uncertainty about future home prices kept many qualified buyers on the sidelines."

While credit is seeing some tightening underwriting standards, interest rates are at historic lows which are allowing buyers to get more home now than they will be able to get as rates begin to rise. First Time homebuyers are also seeing opportunity as they find they can buy a home very close to what they have been paying in rent and begin building equity.

For more information on how you can benefit from today's local real estate market in Richmond County NC, including Hamlet and Rocingham please contact:

Nicole Hayden

Nicole@MovingwithNicole.com

910-995-0717

or visit my website at www.NicoleHayden.com

639 Old Cheraw Hwy in Richmond County is Sold!

Nicole Hayden — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Richmond County, North Carolina - The single story at 639 Old Cheraw Hwy has been sold.

Nicole Hayden-Your Real Estate Advisor

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