The Tony Ratchford Group

Ratchford: Value exchanged for value

The first steps to selling or buying a house may seem simple, but it’s the information you don’t know or the questions you don’t ask, that cause problems and even nightmares.

5 years ago

Ratchford: Perfect house, perfect world

When we’re buying a house, we want the perfect one. When we’re selling, we want the perfect sale. But Tony Ratchford has an important perspective to consider as the real estate season approaches.

5 years ago

Ratchford: Predicting an exceptionally good March

March can sometimes be a miserable month for weather but always a great month for real estate. Industry leader Tony Ratchford predicts this year will be exceptionally good.

5 years ago

Ratchford: What is happening to our real estate market?

Home sales activity for 2018 was down from 2017, consumer confidence has been down three months in a row, and there are many news reports indicating a potential recession or housing downturn is at hand. What’s it doing to the real estate market? Expert Tony Ratchford breaks it down.

5 years ago

Ratchford: Out with the old, and in with the new

From mortgage rates to interest rates and home prices to the national economy, real estate expert Tony Ratchford weighs in on the market for 2019.

5 years ago

Ratchford: A push to the finish for 2018

Tony Ratchford details a new loan program that could save buyers and sellers thousands, plus offers his take on the housing market in this month’s real estate column.

5 years ago

Ratchford: This Thanksgiving, embrace an attitude of gratitude

A few years ago, on a Caribbean vacation, Tony Ratchford met one of the happiest people he has ever known. The message behind the meeting and other reflections this Thanksgiving are in his monthly column.

5 years ago

Ratchford: A 40-year journey

A recent transplant to South Dakota, he knew few people but was filled with optimism. Forty years later, he leads the largest real estate company in the state.

5 years ago

Ratchford: Consumer confidence hits 18-year high

Consumer confidence is the best it has been in years. Here’s what that means for the Sioux Falls housing market.

6 years ago

Ratchford: American Dream still means owning a home for most Americans

“There is something special about owning a home. It can be about pride, comfort, finances, memories, freedom and a whole assortment of value-driven feelings.”

6 years ago

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