One of the trends that is emerging is home owners taking their existing equity and using that to move into a nicer home. With the market turning some in the higher end price range, this might be a good opportunity to at least explore that option, especially if you are in a home valued at $400k and lower that you would be selling in order to upgrade. With the higher end market starting to show some signs of slowing, this may present a great opportunity to take advantage of that scenario. If you have any interest in doing this and would like to at least explore this option, please contact me and I would be more than happy to sit down with you to see if it might be a good decision for you and your family.