Bion Grady's (biongrady) Blog

Welcome to our real estate blog, where we delve into market insights and offer guidance to homeowners considering selling their properties. In this post, we'll explore why the current real estate landscape presents a prime opportunity for sellers to maximize their returns.Low Inventory, High Dema...

Welcome to our real estate blog, where we delve into the current market trends and offer insights into why buying now might be the best decision for prospective homebuyers. In this post, we'll explore how current interest rates are influencing the real estate market and why waiting might not be t...

If you follow the Wall Street Journal’s “Luxury Home” features you are familiar with the properties in U.S. metropolises that sell for more than $100 million. Although the number of such sales has been surpassing that mark, they are still rarities. Dallas median home prices don’t regularly carry ...

Last week was a slow one for U.S. real estate developments—no surprise toward the end of August. Still, all was not quiet: Zombies were back in the news. Although there were no local zombie updates—and Douglasville zombies were not seen roaming our streets—there were distinct reasons why local ho...

Over the weekend yahoo!finance offered an interview that gave Powder Springs real estate optimists some of the most positive opinions they’ve heard in a while. The source was an onscreen interview with TV’s Barbara Corcoran, a permanent celebrity panelist on the perennial hit series. Yahoo’s head...

If your idea of a gripping beachside summer read includes plots that revolve around real estate statistics, last week brought you a candidate. Was it the kind of megahit that would get you settling back in your folding chair, digging your toes into the sand, and becoming totally absorbed? For thi...

It’s no secret that throughout most of the country, the continuing shortfall of homes for sale—the U.S. inventory—has continued to strengthen real estate values in 2023. With the total U.S. ‘active inventory’ (the combined total of existing plus new housing units) shrinking a further 6.4% from la...

An article in last Wednesday’s U.S. News headlined a thought-provoking question: is an ARM a Good Idea in 2023? Now that mortgage rates are significantly higher than they were even only a few months ago, a question that might then have been answered with an almost automatic ‘no!’ has new relevanc...

“Do as I say, not as I do!” is the famous line sometimes imputed to parents, but always meant to indicate that the speaker eithera) is honest (and willing to admit making plenty of mistakes); or elseb) is a hypocrite.In that vein, for Dallas Realtors® like myself, this summer’s statistical inclus...

“If mortgage rates weren’t enough,” began last week’s CNBC.com commentary, “it was even harder to qualify for a mortgage in July…” That dour introduction was followed by a series of Eeyore-worthy observations. Lest Douglasville house hunters—many of whom will soon be among home loan seekers—take ...