Shelly's passion shines through her marketing material and customer service...GLAR Real Estate Market over 20 years of experience! Shelly Hall serves the entire Greater Lansing real estate market including the surrounding communities such Okemos, Williamston, Haslett, East Lansing, Bath, Dewitt, Holt, Dimondale, Eaton Rapids, Mason, Leslie, Dansville, Stockbridge, Laingsburg, Perry, Webberville,
and Fowlerville, Waverly, Lansing, Grand Ledge, Morrice
Featured Property for Sale: Some of the best properties for sale are displayed right here. As an expert in the Greater Lansing area real estate market, Shelly can provide you detailed information on these homes, or any others! Market Trends Newsletter: Find out what's going on in today's real estate market. Our Real Estate Blog provides fresh perspective on our market activity. Be sure to check these out! Email Listing Alerts: Be the first to know what's coming up for sale in the Greater Lansing Michigan real estate market with Shelly's New Property Listing Alerts! Just tell Shelly what you're looking for and she will email a daily update of all homes listed for sale since your last update. You can unsubscribe at any time. What's Your Home Worth: Receive a complimentary analysis of your home's approximate present value on the market today. Let us know if there is something specific you are looking for and Shelly will find what you need. Enjoy your visit and please contact us if there is anything we can do to make your next home buying or home selling experience the best it can be! From Shelly:
I'm often asked if this is a good time to buy a home. Some clients are concerned that home prices may fall further than they have already. They are assuming that the best course of action is to wait for the bottom in the market and then buy. The problem with this approach is that you don't know where the bottom is until you see it in the rear view mirror, meaning until you've missed it! Home prices are one factor in determining your cost of ownership, but so are interest rates and financing availability. Even though interest rates have gone up in the last six months, they are still near historic lows. Since your monthly mortgage payment is a combination of paying down your principal and paying the interest owed, if home prices come down a little further but interest rates go up, it could cost you even more to service a mortgage on an identical home! While a home is a major investment, it is also the center of your personal life. It's important to live in a home that reflects your taste and values, yet is within your financial "comfort zone." To that end, it may be more important to lock in today's relatively low interest rates and low home prices, rather than to hope for a further break in prices in the future. Please give me a call if I can be of any assistance in determining how much home you can afford in today's market.
