Albuquerque, NM Real Estate Video Blog with The Venturi Team
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A Tip to Help Sellers Avoid Regret
March 26, 2021 11:00What regrets do sellers in our market have? We’re in the best seller’s market I’ve ever seen, but you still have to take certain steps if you want the very best outcome from your transaction. Combining my first-hand knowledge of the market with reports sent out by the National Association of Realtors, here are the four most common regrets sellers have about their transactions: They regret that they rushed the process. They didn’t spit-shine and polish the house. They overestimated ho...
5 Things Buyers Want These Days
February 26, 2021 15:08Here are the five main things buyers are looking for in our current market. What are homebuyers looking for right now? Buyers are looking at different parts of town, home sizes, and prices, but with the changes we’ve seen this past year, they’re looking for different things inside the house, too. Here’s what buyers are looking for in our current market: 1. Updated kitchens. People are spending much more time in their homes, and they need a functional kitchen. Even the appliances people wa...
You Should Love Where You Live
February 12, 2021 15:00Valentine’s Day is forthcoming, and we want you to love where you live. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Receive a Home Value Report Today we’re talking about LOVE. Valentine’s Day is coming up, and we want to ensure you love where you live. Many homebuilders currently have sweet deals on brand-new homes ready to go. Or, you may fall in love with a specific lot available, want to choose your floor plan, and have it built. In six to nine months you could be livin...
A Word of Caution About Some Mail New Homebuyers Receive
March 02, 2020 21:00New homeowners tend to receive a lot of mail from companies just trying to get their money. Here’s what you need to know. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Receive a Home Value Report Most people get a lot of mail after they close on a property and wonder what its purpose is. We’ll share some of that information with you today. A lot of companies will capitalize on the fact that your home sale was recorded at the county office, so they’ll send you things tha...
Advice for Homebuyers and Sellers This Winter
December 06, 2019 21:19Although the days are shorter and the weather is colder, it’s still a great time to buy or sell a home. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report The most common question we get this time of year is, “Should I be selling or buying a home during the wintertime?” If you’re a renter whose lease is coming up, you should absolutely be a homebuyer this year. Interest rates are still really attractive for all buyers and there is a lot less competiti...
The Latest on Refinancing, Loans, and Interest Rates
September 24, 2019 20:22Today I’m joined by Bay Equity Homes team members Erika Gabrys and Chris Krupar to discuss what’s been happening in the market this year. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report Before we begin today’s topic, we’d just like to say thank you to all of our clients and referral partners who took the time to vote for us; We are grateful to be the winner of the Albuquerque Journal’s Readers’ Choice for this year, and we’ve also been named the win...
August 2019 Albuquerque Housing Market Update
September 10, 2019 18:51Here’s your in-depth real estate market update for the month of August this year. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report What’s been going on in our real estate market this summer? Today we’ll share some key stats from the month of August as well as longer-range trends that we’ve observed over time. To start, we’ll take a look at the year-over-year stats for August broken down by price range. Feel free to follow along in the video above o...
Maintaining a Good Credit Score
August 13, 2019 21:31Professional guidance makes a world of difference when it comes to boosting your credit score. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report Credit is a complex subject, so I recently spoke with a couple of experts (Sarah Gmyer-Maez of OneTrust Home Loans and John Gillette of PreQua Credit) to hear their take on what today’s consumers need to know about repairing their scores. Of course, the best path to a high credit score is by taking good care...
What the May Numbers Tell Us About Our Market
August 13, 2019 21:21 VideoWhat do the first quarter numbers tell about our real estate market? I’ll go over that for you today. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report What’s happening in our market now that the first quarter has come to a close? If you look at the chart showing closed sales for single-family homes over a 10-year period in the video above, you can see that in 2007 through 2009 there was a huge shift in the market. We had a little bump...
ABQ Year End Market Update
August 13, 2019 21:21 VideoToday we've got a market update with some of the most important stats from the ABQ market this year. Inventory is at its lowest in nearly a decade in our market. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report Today we've got a market update regarding some of the most important numbers in Albuquerque real estate that we think you should know. To start, we're looking at the home price index. This year, we can see that our market has appr...
What Does the Market Look Like Right Now?
August 13, 2019 21:21 VideoThe latest numbers are in for Rio Rancho. Here’s what they say about our market. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report Today we’re going to take a quick look at the Albuquerque real estate market, specifically the Rio Rancho area. We’ve got some interesting trends and important statistics to share, so let’s start with vacant land sales. As you can see in the graph above, they have been relatively slow. Back in 2006, we were re...
Can Albuquerque Sellers Succeed in the Winter?
August 13, 2019 21:20Winter is just around the corner, but don't fret, home sellers. Now is actually a great time to list your home for sale. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report Winter is right around the corner here in Albuquerque, and there are a lot of really good reasons to sell your home. I know it may not seem like a good time to sell a house, but that couldn't be further from the truth. First and foremost, there aren't many houses on the ...
Working With a Realtor on New Construction
August 13, 2019 21:19Most people don't realize that you can still work with a Realtor even if you're buying a brand-new home or having one built. There are many advantages to this. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report Did you know that if you're buying a new home, you can work with a Realtor rather than just working with reps at the sales office? If you're working with a builder, you can actually use a Realtor to view model homes and help you de...
What You Should Really Use Zestimates For
April 30, 2019 20:53You shouldn’t trust a Zestimate to accurately value your home, but you can trust it to accurately gauge the market’s movement over time. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report When it comes to calculating a home’s value, Zestimates aren’t very accurate—they don’t know sale prices, and they’ve never actually been inside your house, so they can’t know what it looks like. What Zestimates are good for, however, is gauging the market, because t...
Announcing Final Numbers From Our February Market & Enter To Win
March 11, 2019 20:51Today we’ll talk over some of the recent market numbers, as well as our giveaway! Stay tuned to learn more. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report For today’s message, we’ll take an all-encompassing look at how our market performed in February this year. First, though, we’d like to fill you in on an exciting new giveaway we’re holding. The prize? A Nest programmable in-home thermostat. This is how our giveaway works: You’ll simply call us...
2019 Market Predictions
January 11, 2019 20:25Nothing too crazy will be happening in our 2019 market, but some things will certainly be changing. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report Today we’ll be taking a look at what our market could hold throughout 2019. Though we don’t have a crystal ball, we can make fairly accurate predictions based on current numbers and trends we’ve been seeing in the market. For your convenience, we’ve included timestamps of our conversation. Feel free to ...
A Real Estate Market Update
December 14, 2018 20:43Here is what the latest numbers show for our Albuquerque market. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report Today we’ll be going over the numbers we’ve just received from November. What kind of market does the data show we’re experiencing? Let’s find out. For your convenience, we’ve included timestamps of each section of the video above. Feel free to navigate to the section(s) you’re most interested in viewing: (0:24) — Is our market shifting...
How to Know Whether to Sell or Remodel
October 22, 2018 17:25It can be hard to leave your home, but it’s even harder to invest money in remodeling a lost cause. Find out when it’s time to move, and when it’s time to stay. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report In our most recent Facebook Live interview, we discussed a pretty common question: Should you stay in your home and remodel, or should you move and forget about it? There’s an entire show dedicated to this dilemma on HGTV, and today we’ll be sh...
Why Invest in Short Term and Executive Rentals?
October 09, 2018 21:07For this edition of our bi-weekly Facebook Live discussion on real estate, we’re talking short-term rental opportunities available to you in the Albuquerque area. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report Vacation rentals are typically for periods no longer than six months or a year, and people are often curious about whether or not they’re worth it. Today we’ll be answering a few key questions about them so you can make an informed decision a...
What’s Going on in Our Albuquerque Real Estate Market?
September 25, 2018 17:26Contrary to popular belief, the Albuquerque real estate market isn’t slowing down one bit. Here’s what you need to know about current conditions. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report We recently participated in an interview where we talked about how the real estate market is doing around this time of the year. From what we see, the market is still very healthy. In August, our total number of sales was up from the previous year. Although...
What Should You Know About Zillow’s Zestimates?
September 07, 2018 19:55Are Zestimates really the best way to find your home’s value? We recently discussed the topic on Facebook Live. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report We recently participated in a great Q&A on Facebook Live where we talked about online home estimates, specifically Zillow’s Zestimates, and how accurate they are here in Albuquerque. We had a wide-ranging discussion on the topic. Here’s an outline of what we talked about, with timestamps so tha...
The Key to Starting Your Own Custom Build on the Right Foot
June 12, 2018 15:43If you are looking to build a custom home, make sure you interview builders while you look for land to purchase. Do not wait until one is done before you do the other. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report If you are thinking about building your own custom home, getting started might seem a little daunting, but we have some advice that will help you get started on the right foot. Many times, people who want to build their own dream home sta...
A Quick Update on the Albuquerque Real Estate Market
April 09, 2018 18:15As spring kicks into full gear, the market around Albuquerque is heating up. Here’s what’s going on right now. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report We’re back with a market update for you that covers the Albuquerque real estate market through March. Home sales have been really hot, which is what I want to talk about first. As you can see in the video above, the big story has continued to be our lack of inventory. Especially u...
Don’t Underestimate Your Budget
December 18, 2017 20:57Don’t underestimate your budget when buying a home. It can actually hinder the process quite a bit. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report We’re back today to discuss the third thing you shouldn’t do when buying real estate, which is underestimating your budget. Contrary to popular belief, Realtors are there to listen to you and help you navigate you toward the home of your dreams. If you aren’t upfront with your agent from the...
Homebuyer Tip No. 2—Never Pick a Lender Based Solely on Their Rate
December 01, 2017 21:53When choosing a lender, don’t just make a decision based on the interest rate they offer. There are other things you must take into consideration too. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report If you need a loan to buy your home, never pick a lender based on the interest rate they offer. Why? While interest rates are definitely important, there are many other factors that come into play when it comes to lending that most people d...
Don’t Buy a Home Without a Realtor
November 16, 2017 17:48You absolutely need a Realtor in your corner if you plan on buying a home. Here are a few reasons why. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report We're starting a new series today: The Six Things to Never Do When Buying a Home. We're covering the first tip today, "which is to never buy a home without a Realtor to help you." As you know, us Realtors are specialists in our field and we hope you'll call us when you're ready to buy. Ho...
Red Relief—Helping Those Impacted by Harvey and Irma
September 15, 2017 17:56The Red Relief program by Keller Williams is dedicated to providing disaster relief to those impacted by Hurricane Harvey and Irma. Find out how you can help today. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report Keller Williams is here to help those impacted by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. When it comes to Keller Williams, family is everything. Our Red Relief program is dedicated to providing disaster relief to every famil...
How the Fed’s Recent Rate Hike Impacts Our Market
August 14, 2017 15:09The Fed’s recent rate hike shouldn’t have any significant impact on our market. In fact, it might actually stimulate it. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report On June 14th, the Federal Reserve increased its federal funds interest rate by 0.25%. They’re also widely expected to raise rates once or twice more over the course of 2017. What does this mean for the real estate market? While any action by the Fed always garners a lot...
A Different Approach to Buying Your First Home
June 13, 2017 17:46Are you looking to buy your first home? If so, I encourage to look at the situation a little differently than you may have been to this point. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report Many prospective first-time homebuyers think their first home has to be perfect and that they'll be there for a long time. I encourage you, however, to think of your first home as your first investment property. If you're saving up to get your firs...
Let Us Help You If You’re PCSing into Kirtland Air Force Base
May 30, 2017 16:40If you’re PCSing into Kirtland Air Force Base, we want to be your resource to help you with your housing and living arrangements. Want to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report Over the years, we’ve been honored to assist many people who’ve flown into or out of Kirtland Air Force Base. If you’re PCSing into the Kirtland Base in the near future, we’d love to help with your housing situation and living arrangements, and there is a lot of...