Matias Martinez
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Matias Martinez

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Matias Martinez

Matias Martinez

Matias is the Owner Broker of Giving Back Realty and a true professional with more than 20 years of experience in real estate within the United States and abroad. Thanks to his extensive industry knowledge, he excels in negotiations and his attention to detail is uncanny. No matter the situation, Matias always works tirelessly to ensure you get the house you want and deserve. Matias loves the ability real estate has to improve people's lives and that is why he is GIVING BACK 25% of his earnings to the community.

In his spare time, Matias loves spending time with his family and serving the community. Some of his favorite things to do with his family spend time outdoors, playing board games, or on more relaxed occasions watching movies. Matias serves the community by working as a board member of multiple non-profits. In addition, he also spends time leading first-time home-buyer and financial literacy courses/workshops.

Giving Back Realty

Fulton Street West
Grand Rapids , MI 49504
United States

Recent Articles

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01 Sep 2026

How AI Is Changing the Home Search — and How to Make It Work for You

by Matias Martinez

For most of the internet era, searching for a home meant the same ritual: set your price cap, pick a number of bedrooms, check a few boxes, and scroll. Then the real work started...

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01 Aug 2026

2026 Mid-Year Market Check-In: What the First Half of the Year Tells Us About Your Next Move

by Matias Martinez

For the past two years, a lot of people have been waiting on the housing market to do one specific thing: drop rates dramatically and “unfreeze.” That was the plan for buyers and sellers...

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01 Jul 2026

What You Can Negotiate in a Home Purchase (That Most Buyers Don’t Realize)

by Matias Martinez

When most people picture negotiating on a home, they picture one number: the list price. You offer somewhere under the asking price, the seller counters, you settle in the middle, and whoever gives up...

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01 Jun 2026

House Hacking in 2026: What the Hype Got Wrong — and What Actually Works

by Matias Martinez

If you’ve spent any time on real estate TikTok in the last few years, you’ve probably seen the house hacking pitch. Buy a property, rent part of it out, let your tenants cover the...

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01 May 2026

2026 Home Design Trends: What’s In, What’s Out, and What Buyers Are Responding To

by Matias Martinez

After a decade of cool grays, crisp whites, and spaces that looked more like showrooms than homes, buyers have changed what they’re looking for. Call it quiet luxury — the idea that richness comes...

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01 Apr 2026

Is Buying a Home Together Right for Your Family? Here’s How to Think It Through

by Matias Martinez

For a long time, multigenerational living had a reputation problem. It was the option families turned to when something had gone wrong — a job loss, a divorce, a health crisis. Moving back in...

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01 Mar 2026

What Actually Makes a Listing Stand Out in 2026

by Matias Martinez

The playbook for selling a home has changed fast. Buyers have more options, more leverage, and they are using it. Active housing inventory rose more than 16% year-over-year in 2025 — one of the...

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02 Feb 2026

The True Cost of Homeownership: What You Pay Beyond the Mortgage

by Matias Martinez

When most homebuyers calculate whether they can afford a new home, they focus almost exclusively on one number: the monthly mortgage payment. It’s the figure lenders qualify them for, the number discussed during showings,...

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01 Jan 2026

2026 Housing Market Forecast: Will the Market Find Its Footing?

by Matias Martinez

Will 2026 be the year buyers stop waiting? Forecasters are split, predicting anywhere from 1.7%1 to 14%2 growth in home sales. That 12-point gap reveals the central question facing the housing market: how much...

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01 Dec 2025

Planning Your 2026 Real Estate Moves: A Guide to the Best Buying and Selling Seasons

by Matias Martinez

Timing isn’t everything in real estate, but it can mean the difference between saving $20,000 or paying a premium, selling in 30 days or waiting three months, and negotiating from a position of strength...

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