Blog - Deb Hitchcock-Gale

The Cost of a Home Is Far More Important than the Price

By Deb Hitchcock Gale | Sep 22, 2020

Housing inventory is at an all-time low. There are 39% fewer homes for sale today than at this time last year, and buyer demand continues ...

Is the Economic Recovery Beating All Projections?

By Deb Hitchcock Gale | Sep 21, 2020

Earlier this year, many economists and market analysts were predicting an apocalyptic financial downturn that would potentially rattle the U.S. economy for years to come. ...

Homes Across the Country Are Selling Fast [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Deb Hitchcock Gale | Sep 18, 2020

Some Highlights Buyers are actively searching for and purchasing homes at a record-breaking pace. According to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors ...

How Low Inventory May Impact the Housing Market This Fall

By Deb Hitchcock Gale | Sep 17, 2020

Real estate continues to be called the ‘bright spot’ in the current economy, but there’s one thing that may hold the housing market back from ...

The Surging Real Estate Market Continues to Climb

By Deb Hitchcock Gale | Sep 16, 2020

Earlier this year, realtor.com announced the release of the Housing Recovery Index, a weekly guide showing how the pandemic has impacted the residential real estate ...

Is Now a Good Time to Move?

By Deb Hitchcock Gale | Sep 15, 2020

How long have you lived in your current home? If it’s been a while, you may be thinking about moving. According to the latest Profile ...

Two New Surveys Indicate Urban to Suburban Lean

By Deb Hitchcock Gale | Sep 14, 2020

There has been much talk around the possibility that Americans are feeling less enamored with the benefits of living in a large city and now ...

Virtual School Is Changing Homebuyer Needs [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Deb Hitchcock Gale | Sep 11, 2020

Some Highlights With remote learning sweeping the nation this academic year, organized spaces with enough room for kids to learn effectively are high on buyer ...

Homebuyer Traffic Is on the Rise

By Deb Hitchcock Gale | Sep 10, 2020

One of the biggest surprises of 2020 is the resilience of the residential real estate market. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist of the National Association of ...

The Latest Unemployment Rate Fell to 8.4%

By Deb Hitchcock Gale | Sep 9, 2020

Last Friday, the Bureau for Labor Statistics released their Employment Report for August 2020. The big surprise was that the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%, ...