Saturday, March 21, 2020

Real Estate and Covid 19 in Fargo-Moorhead

Fargo ND Realtors
With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise each day, realtors in hard-hit states are adjusting their practices to slow the spread of the illness.
Now that there are confirmed COVID-19 cases in North Dakota, Minnesota area, We still do not have any hard data on how this may affect the viewing of properties for sale in North Dakota or Western Minnesota. Many things have changed in a very short time throughout the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). People need to remember that every single time we've seen a downturn in our economy, our market has recovered 100 percent of the time.
Should we be worried about the real estate industry and is now the time to refinance your home?
Many homeowners locally are refinancing and saving money now that the federal reserve lowered interest rates.
Experts urge you to be cautious because not every lender is passing along the savings.
Should you refinance? We can't answer that for you specially but is it worth a call to your local lender or local realtor? 
You wouldn't know it by looking down the street but many real estate agents and lenders are bracing for potential impact.
Modern Market Realtors encourages members to have open and honest conversations with sellers about the pros and cons of holding an open house so they can make informed decisions based on local risk factors and their comfort level. These types of conversations are also happening with buyer clients regarding how they choose to view homes.
“We have heard local reports that folks are taking advantage of video and virtual tours, which allow buyers to view listed homes from anywhere, and instead of making appointments, some listing agents have implemented ‘showing hours’ to limit the number of people who visit the property to a predetermined time frame.” How big of an impact and where and how it hits is still kind of a mystery; we're taking it day by day at Modern Market Realtors.
Modern Market Realtors sells homes for less fees. No hidden fees. Contact Jim Christl or Shannon Barnum today.

Modern Market REALTORS
1306 24th Ave S
Moorhead, MN 56550
(701) 205-5517

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Top 5 things to think about as a First Time Home Buyer

1. DON’T BUY IF YOU DON’T PLAN TO STAY
2. START BY SHORING UP YOUR CREDIT
3. CHOOSE CAREFULLY BETWEEN POINTS AND RATE
4. HIRE A HOME INSPECTOR
5. GET PROFESSIONAL HELP "Hint Modern Market Realtors"