Dear Friends,
I hope your new year is off to a great start. As I’m sure you’ve heard, there is much speculation about the housing market. Will interest rates go up again? Is now a good time to buy or sell? Is there enough inventory? Clearly, no one knows for sure how the year will play out. I don’t profess to have all the answers, but I can say we at LDT are cautiously optimistic as 2023 kicks off. We’re seeing a lot of buyers in the market and we’re readying to launch several desirable listings. But whatever the housing market may bring, I always feel fortunate that it’s my job to help people find their next home.
Reflecting on the buyers and sellers we helped this past year and as we begin working with new clients in the market today, a heartwarming theme emerges: People are making a conscious choice to be closer to family. One client is moving cross country to be near her pregnant daughter. We are working with grandparents relocating from Connecticut to be closer to their two daughters and four grandchildren. A young family is moving to the suburbs to be closer to cousins. Families are moving back to the area to be with aging parents. Maybe it’s living through a pandemic that has us all longing to be with our loved ones, but whatever the reason I am all for it!
One new client is looking to move within walking distance of his son’s family, primarily to be near his 6-year-old grandson. We found him a lovely house nearby – bonus, it has a pool! – and everyone is very excited. You might think a young boy would be counting down the days until he could jump in that pool, but it turns out that wasn’t the first thing on his mind. When told his grandpa would soon be living close by, the boy asked his parents, “Does this mean I can have breakfast with grandpa before I go to school?” Say it with me … “Awww.” You can bet I’ll be showing up with bagels for their first morning together at grandpa’s new place!
We at LDT help people move for all sorts of reasons, and whatever the goal for your home sale or purchase happens to be, it becomes our team’s goal as well. If we can get grandpas and grandsons together for breakfast, we’ve done our jobs.
Lastly, please take a moment to view our new video to learn a bit more about our team (or maybe just because you miss us).
Best regards,
Lauren
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