Aug. 30, 2021 By Amy Stockberger Here’s something we haven’t talked about in the housing market for more than a year: a slowdown. It has been heading that way steadily since Memorial Day for first time since April 2020, and while it’s certainly not a complete stall, it’s definitely a shift. I feel the reason for the shift can be…

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Albert Einstein’s quote “Creativity is intelligence having fun” is the first thing I see on the wall right outside of my office. It has always spoken to me in an intimate way and seems to calm me every time I read it. The flooding of dopamine when I am creating and implementing is pretty addictive and has been a longtime…

The spring real estate market is as sunny as the first part of April so far. While inventory levels are still historically low, so are interest rates, making it still such an amazing time to make that next move or investment. Home prices are going up in a steady fashion, so your home is likely worth far more than you…

The trending term “low inventory” is swirling around the nation like wildfire, and it’s just as pronounced if not more in the Sioux Falls market. The Realtor Association of the Sioux Empire just published that inventory levels are down close to 15 percent from 2020 to 2021; however, closed sales are higher in 2021, if even by a fraction. That…

This paid piece is sponsored by Amy Stockberger Real Estate. By Amy Stockberger Spring has sprung, and the residential real estate marketing is hopping! While inventory is still causing some pains, we have seen close to a 17 percent increase in new listings hitting the market in the last week of February. Based on the buzz from recent appointments and…

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By Amy Stockberger Nearly one in 10 Sioux Falls residents plans to look for a new home this year, according to a new survey from SiouxFalls.Business and the Augustana Research Institute. Five hundred readers responded to the open survey conducted December 13-23, 2020. It is not a scientific survey, but it does include representation from all age groups. Respondents were…

By Amy Stockberger The real estate market has been a champion for the economy throughout the nation and continues to break records in the Sioux Empire. While the season of giving is among us, it also may be the best holiday season ever to sell your home. Inventory levels dropped over 40 percent from 2019. Couple that with the record…

By Amy Stockberger While 2020 has brought unforeseen uncertainty around a lot of corners, Sioux Falls has seen some pretty fabulous additions amidst it all. Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Intermountain Healthcare, Dave & Buster’s, our very first Hyatt Place, a Chipotle and so many other wonderful additions. Sioux Falls, in my opinion, is simply the best. From starting and running a…

By Amy Stockberger The definition of market value is what a buyer is willing to pay, but there is an art to pricing a home so that money isn’t left on the table while keeping the price within reach of the appraisal. It’s an art that an algorithm in a computer software cannot navigate, an art that only arrives with…

By Amy Stockberger I have spent my entire real estate career — my only career, mind you, so I don’t have anything to compare it against — advertising listings for sale because that is the rule book I was given. I go to great lengths to make sure my listings — the product — are as shiny and desirable as…