Dawn Deegan's Real Estate (mostly) Blog

https://www.orangeobserver.com/article/orange-county-has-new-rules-in-effect-for-the-use-of-fertilizer Dawn Deegan is Broker/Owner of Brilliant Move Realty. Dawn holds the designations of ABR (Accredited Buyer Representative); CRS (Certified Residential Specialist); GRI (Graduate Realtor® Institute),; SFR (Short Sale Foreclosure Resource); SRS (Seller Representative Specialist; and is also a Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE); Quality Service Certified (QSC), Transnational Referral Certification (TRC), and Gold Key Certified (GKC). Dawn is devoted to providing the best possible services and expertise to her Buyers and Sellers of residential Real Estate in the Greater Orlando area. This area includes Windermere, Winter Garden, Orlando, Winter Park, and Kissimmee. Dawn’s emphasis is on achieving the best possible sale through thorough market knowledge, communications, marketing, negotiations and transactional expertise, resulting in a quality experience for the Buyer or Seller of Real Es...

Higher Rates / Short Supply:  Mid 2022 - The State of Real Estate The last two years caught many of us off guard—and not just because of the pandemic. They also ushered in the hottest housing market on record, with home prices rising nationally by nearly 19% in 2021, driven primarily by low mortgage rates and a major supply shortage. 1 But while some had hoped 2022 would bring a return to normalcy, the U.S. real estate market continues to boom, despite rising interest rates and decreasing affordability. So what’s driving this persistent demand? And is there an end in sight? Here are three factors impacting the real estate market right now. Find out how they could affect you if you’re a current homeowner or plan to buy or sell a home this year. MORTGAGE RATES ARE RISING FASTER THAN EXPECTED Over the past couple of years, homebuyers have faced intense competition for new homes—in part due to historically low mortgage rates that were a result of the Federal Reserve’s effor...