Page 16 - Palm City Spotlight - May '22

Page 16, Palm City Spotlight

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Treasure Coast Real Estate the asking price gets reduced until it reaches a realistic buyers that are downsizing and buyers that are moving
Report point. So, the market isn’t crashing, some of the homes here from areas where homes are much more expensive.
We are seeing a lot of buyers coming from high tax states
were just way overpriced.
Sales have dropped in some areas compared to a year like New York and California.
No, The Real Estate Market Is Not Crashing, ago. This is due to lack of inventory, not the lack of buyers. So much to his dismay, I had to tell this want-to-be
But It Might Be Adjusting Even people that would like to sell now are hesitant. A buyer that there is no crash coming. The best he can hope
properly priced home will sell quickly, often with multiple for is that we might see the double digit increases in home
By Jim Weix offers, but that doesn’t do the seller much good if they values at an end.
An excited want-to-be can’t find a place to purchase. Jim Weix is a broker associate with The Keyes Company. Jim
buyer called me and said that There are fewer buyers due to rising interest rates. This might has 25 years of experience selling real estate full time. If you
he is set to go. He explained be true of buyers that need financing, but many buyers are have questions or want the services of an experienced expert,
that his searching online has paying cash, or have large down payments. These are local you can reach Jim at (772) 341-2941 or jimweix@jimweix.com.
shown that home prices are
dropping and the crash is kids CorNer
finally happening.
Oh boy, not again. He
has been predicting a crash
for three years, which might Reading Comprehension and store it to use later when encountering new material. Thus,
explain why he is still renting. what type of varying experiences or knowledge are you giving
However, I can understand why he thinks the crash Problem? your child?
might be happening. Mortgage rates are the highest that The text or books your child reads contributes to his or her
they have been in years. Some homes are staying on the By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., understanding. Like the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears,
market longer and the asking prices of many homes is Licensed School you don’t want the text your child reads to be too easy or too
dropping. In some areas, the total sales of homes have Psychologist hard, but just right. Find out your elementary age child’s Lexile
dropped from the same period a year ago. Reading comprehension level and pick books within that range. Learn more at lexile.com
Yes, the asking prices of some homes has dropped. is a complex task involving or talk to your local librarian.
However, that is due to the unbridled enthusiasm of some your child, the text, and The act of reading is multidimensional and includes quickly
sellers. They see homes similar to theirs selling at record the multidimensional task sounding out words, reading speed, and vocabulary. If your child
prices and list their home for 30 percent more. of reading. These variables is reading aloud to you and mispronounces words, only correct
These homes then sit on the market longer. Over time, combine to create reading the words that change the meaning. Using a book at your child’s
comprehension.
Lexile level, simultaneously read aloud with your child to build
Your ad Consider your child. reading speed. Stop periodically and take turns describing what
each person is picturing in their mind as visualizing helps with
To achieve reading
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week and practice using it during the week.
background knowledge, and reading skills to what they read.
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