Home Buyers: The Importance of Healthcare Planning
When purchasing a home, there are many important factors to consider. Most home buyers will focus on location, price and the size of the property. You may also be concerned about issues like local schools and community amenities for your family. While these factors are certainly important to research, healthcare planning is often overlooked for […]
Is Now the Right Time to Buy a Home?
As the real estate market continues to evolve in 2024, prospective home buyers are faced with a crucial question: Is now the right time to buy a home? With shifting market dynamics, recent procedural updates from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement, fluctuating mortgage rates and other economic factors, the answer isn’t necessarily straightforward. […]
Getting Prepared for a Fall Move
The fall season is one of our busiest times of year. We have many people who like moving this time of year as the summer heat fades and the holiday rush approaches. Autumn is an ideal time for a real estate move—whether you’re buying, selling, or both. Moving during the fall season offers unique advantages, […]
Planning a Move with Your Family
Moving can be an overwhelming experience, especially when it involves navigating both a home sale and a home purchase. It gets even more complicated when children and other relatives are involved. It’s important to do everything you can to make the transition as smooth as possible for everyone involved. It can be a very emotional […]
Real Talk About Our Big Career Move
We made a major move earlier this year—one that would have a significant impact on The Cyr Team and our real estate clients. It wasn’t an easy decision, but we decided to change brokerages and join Real Broker. Now that it’s been almost six months into this new partnership, we wanted to share some reflections […]
Overcoming the Challenges of Home Affordability
Home affordability remains a concerning issue for many potential buyers in today’s real estate market. With higher home prices and mortgage rates, the dream of owning a home might seem increasingly out of reach. However, home buyers can overcome these challenges and find a path to homeownership with careful planning and preparation. The Current State […]
Home Buyers and Sellers: NAR Settlement FAQs, Part 2
If you’ve been following The Cyr Team Blog, you may have seen our most recent article (read here) answering some frequently asked questions about the recent National Association of Realtors® (NAR) settlement. The ways real estate commissions are split and paid for listing agents and buyer’s agents could be changing significantly. As a home buyer […]
Home Buyers and Sellers: NAR Settlement FAQs, Part 1
The real estate industry is an ever-changing landscape. Some big changes are on the horizon as a result of a major settlement between the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) and the Department of Justice. It will impact several key aspects of our business. However, the issue that affects home buyers and sellers the most will […]
Who is Truly the #1 Real Estate Agent in Your Area?
You see the yard signs, bus benches and billboards all over town. You run a Google search for the “best real estate agent” in your area and several names pop up first on the list. Somehow, almost every one of them is claiming to be the “#1 Agent.” They all boast about having the most […]
How to Select the Right Buyer’s Agent
As the real estate industry continues to evaluate the impact of the proposed NAR settlement, the importance of selecting a buyer’s agent continues to increase. In the near future, there is a very real chance that home buyers will need to pay for their agent’s services directly as part of the transaction. Therefore, buyers will […]