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Sharlene Hensrud

How will the unemployment surge due to COVID-19 impact home sales?

Ten million Americans lost their jobs over the last two weeks. The next announced unemployment rate on May 8th is expected to be in the double digits. Because the health crisis...
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How Coronavirus #stayathome is impacting the real estate world

With nearly 90 percent of the US under stay-at-home orders, hardly anything is business as usual. This is the third week (4/3/2020) I have reported on the effects I have...
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What you can do to get ready to sell while staying at home

Last Friday, in the morning of the day the #stayathome order was going into effect at midnight, I got a text from a client saying, “Please laugh loudly as I...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Catherine David’s Banana Bread

“It is in the shelter of each other that people live.” – Irish Proverb NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome...
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Why the stock market correction likely won’t impact home values

With the housing crash of 2006-2008 still visible in the rear-view mirror, many are concerned the current correction in the stock market is a sign that home values are also...
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Coronavirus impact on the real estate world – week 2

Many thanks to Jesse and Liz for sending me a selfie of them and their dogs yesterday to illustrate the new reality in real estate transactions for the time being....
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February 2020 real estate update… 23.9% increase in pending sales

Pending sales in February 2020 broke the trend of decreasing sales with a strong 23.9% increase over the same month in 2019. This was more than 2.5 times the change...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Death by Chocolate Brownies

“Sometimes sitting and doing nothing is the best something you can do.” – Karen Salmansohn NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and...
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