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How AI Is Changing the Home Search

By Felicia Campbell - Realtor - September 09, 2026
How AI Is Changing the Home Search — and How to Make It Work for You By Felicia Campbell For most of the internet era, searching for a home meant the same ritual: set your price cap, pick a number of bedrooms, check a few boxes, and scroll. Then the real work started — sifting through pages of results, opening listing after listing, digging for the details that actually mattered. That ritua

2026 Mid-Year Market Check-In

By Felicia Campbell - Realtor - August 02, 2026
2026 Mid-Year Market Check-In: What the First Half of the Year Tells Us About Your Next Move By Felicia Campbell - August 2, 2026 For the past two years, a lot of people have been waiting on the housing market to do one specific thing: drop rates dramatically and “unfreeze.” That was the plan for buyers and sellers alike. I’ll move when rates come down. That big drop never fully arrived. An

What You Can Negotiate in a Home Purchase (That Most Buyers Don’t Realize)

By Felicia Campbell - Realtor - July 13, 2026
What You Can Negotiate in a Home Purchase (That Most Buyers Don’t Realize) By Felicia Campbell -Realtor -Realty One Group When most people picture negotiating on a home, they picture one number: the list price. You offer somewhere under the asking price, the seller counters, you settle in the middle, and whoever gives up the most ground “loses.” For a lot of buyers, that back-and-forth over

2026 Housing Market Forecast

By Felicia Campbell Realtor - January 03, 2026
2026 Housing Market Forecast: Will the Market Find it's Footing? Will 2026 be the year buyers stop waiting? Forecasters are split, predicting anywhere from 1.7%1 to 14%2 growth in home sales. That 12-point gap reveals the central question facing the housing market: how much will slightly lower mortgage rates and slowly eroding lock-in effects actually unlock pent-up demand? Nearly every major

Planning Your 2026 Real Estate Moves

By Felicia Campbell Realtor - December 02, 2025
Planning Your 2026 Real Estate Moves: A Guide to the Best Buying and Selling Seasons Timing isn’t everything in real estate, but it can mean the difference between saving $20,000 or paying a premium, selling in 30 days or waiting three months, and negotiating from a position of strength or uncertainty. As we look toward 2026, understanding seasonal patterns has become more critical than ever. Wi

Can You Really Trust Online Home Valuations?

By Felicia Campbell Realtor - November 07, 2025
Can You Really Trust Online Home Valuations? For millions of homeowners, checking their Zillow Zestimate has become as routine as checking a stock portfolio—a quick hit of seeing your home’s estimated value, right at your fingertips. With 178 million monthly users and over 100 million homes covered, the platform’s instant, free, and convenient appeal is undeniable.But here’s a famous cautionary t

Real Estate Market Update Mid-Year 2025

By Felicia Campbell Realtor - July 03, 2025
Real Estate Market Update: What Mid-Year Indicators Mean For Your Next Move As we reach the midpoint of 2025, the U.S. housing market stands at a critical juncture. The frenzy of the pandemic-era real estate boom has long since cooled, but in its place we’re seeing a market searching for balance. Higher mortgage rates, cautious buyers, and rising home inventory are combining to reshape what it m

Is It Better To Rent Or Buy A Home?

By Felicia Campbell Realtor - June 05, 2025
You’ve probably asked yourself lately: Is it even worth trying to buy a home right now? With high home prices and stubborn mortgage rates, renting can seem like the safer choice right now. Or maybe your only choice. That’s a very real feeling. And perhaps buying today isn’t your best move; it’s not for everyone right away. You should only buy a home when you’re ready and able to do it, and if the

What To Expect In The Real Estate Market in 2025

By Felicia Campbell Realtor - January 02, 2025
Experts Predict Home Values to Increase 1.5% to 3.6% in 2025 Top housing experts and economists give a glimpse of what mortgage rates, home values and the national real estate market will do in 2025. Key Takeaways Mortgages are forecasted to remain higher for longer; but there are things you can do to lower your rate. Home values are predicted to increase incrementally on a national leve

Mid-Year Real Estate Market Update

By Felicia Campbell Realtor - June 04, 2024
​​​​​ Mid-Year Market Update for 2024: What Buyers and Sellers Need to Know Last December, when the Federal Reserve projected a series of benchmark rate cuts in the coming year, some analysts speculated that mortgage rates—which had recently peaked near 8%—would fall closer to 6% by mid-2024.1,2,3 Unfortunately, persistent inflation has delayed the central bank’s timeline and kept the aver

The Ultimate Guide to Relocating to Des Moines Iowa

By Felicia Campbell Realtor - May 05, 2024
The Ultimate Relocation Guide: From Finding a House to Feeling at Home The peak moving season is upon us. In fact, according to Move.com, almost 70% of U.S. moves occur between May and September.1 And while the percentage of Americans who move each year has declined, the desire to relocate remains strong.2,3 In fact, Architectural Digest recently declared “Americans are restless” after a sur

Real Estate Forecast 2024

By Felicia Campbell Realtor - January 03, 2024
Real Estate Market Forecast For 2024 Opportunities For Home Buyers And Sellers in 2024 A growing share of home buyers and sellers sat on the sidelines last year as the pace of home sales continued its downward trajectory.1 In fact, since the Federal Reserve began its series of interest rate hikes in 2022, the combination of higher borrowing costs and record-high home prices has fostered the s

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