Seller Dilemma: List This Fall, or Wait Till Next Spring “Beggars Home Buyers in Seller’s markets can’t be choosers.” –Proverb (slightly altered). One of the discussions agents are having with their clients, post-Labor Day, is whether to put their home on the market this Fall, or wait till next Spring. Arguing in favor of the...Read More
“Let’s Go Kill Build Something!” Substitute “build” for “kill,” and you’ve got a pretty succinct explanation for today’s (very) robust market for new construction. Namely, with the economy recovering (at least for many consumers) and housing inventory continuing to scrape record lows, Buyers with the means are throwing in the towel waiting for their dream home...Read More
Overreaching Sellers (& Their Side Effects) The big story in the housing market so far this year has been (lack of) inventory. As previously discussed on this blog, that has resulted — at least in the lower price rungs dominated by first-time Buyers — in multiple offers, upward price pressure, and lots of frayed Buyers (and...Read More