[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1b5jk7fgxofx5":3,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":33,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":37},{"item":4,"previous":23,"next":28},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":21,"updatedAt":22},80,"thinking-of-selling-new-construction-will-soon-be-new-competition","Thinking of Selling? New Construction Will Soon Be New Competition","\r\n\r\nFor the last several years, home sellers had to compete with huge inventories of distressed properties (foreclosures and short sales). The great news is that the supply of these properties is falling like a rock in the vast majority of housing ma...","","blog","https:\u002F\u002F\u002F","\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-31149\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F07\u002FNew-Construction.jpg\" alt=\"Thinking of Selling? | Keeping Current Matters\" width=\"565\" height=\"297\" \u002F>\r\n\r\nFor the last several years, home sellers had to compete with huge inventories of distressed properties (foreclosures and short sales). The great news is that the supply of these properties is falling like a rock in the vast majority of housing markets. Many homeowners are now thinking of selling as the impact of this substantially discounted competition has disappeared.\r\n\r\nHowever, every seller of an existing residential property must realize that there is a new form of competition about to hit the market: newly constructed homes.\r\n\r\nAs the economy improves, builders will again be bringing their housing developments to the market. \u003Cem>Trulia\u003C\u002Fem> recently reported that the purchaser, given a choice, actually prefers new construction. Here are two charts showing the results of the \u003Cem>Trulia\u003C\u002Fem> survey:\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F07\u002FNew-Construction-2.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-31150\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F07\u002FNew-Construction-2.jpg\" alt=\"New Construction Trends | Keeping Current Matters\" width=\"565\" height=\"216\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nIf you are thinking of selling, perhaps you should do it now to avoid the additional competition that will come to the market later this year.","\r\nIf you are thinking of selling, perhaps you should do it now to avoid the additional competition that will come to the market later this year.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F07\u002FNew-Construction.jpg",false,[17],{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},6,"For Sellers","sellers","2014-07-08T10:00:16Z","2014-07-08T15:57:47Z",{"id":24,"slug":25,"title":26,"featuredImage":11,"publishedAt":27,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},79,"moving-up-was-it-worth-waiting","Moving Up: Was it Worth Waiting?","2014-07-07T07:00:12Z",{"id":29,"slug":30,"title":31,"featuredImage":11,"publishedAt":32,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},81,"is-residential-real-estate-really-a-crapshoot","Is Residential Real Estate Really a ‘Crapshoot’?","2014-07-09T10:00:17Z",{"cover":34,"open":35,"shareSpread":36},"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Sellers-Guide-Cover-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Sellers-Guide-Spread-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Sellers-Guide-Magazine-original.png",[38,42,46,47,51,55,59,63,67,71,75,79,83,87,91,95,98,101,105,109,113,117,121,125,129,133,137,141,145,149],{"id":39,"name":40,"slug":41},1,"Uncategorized","uncategorized",{"id":43,"name":44,"slug":45},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},{"id":48,"name":49,"slug":50},7,"Foreclosures","foreclosures",{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},8,"Infographics","infographics",{"id":56,"name":57,"slug":58},9,"Home Prices","home-prices",{"id":60,"name":61,"slug":62},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":64,"name":65,"slug":66},34,"Senior Market","senior-market",{"id":68,"name":69,"slug":70},35,"Mortgage Rates","mortgage-rates",{"id":72,"name":73,"slug":74},38,"Move-Up","move-up",{"id":76,"name":77,"slug":78},41,"For Sale by Owner","for-sale-by-owner",{"id":80,"name":81,"slug":82},42,"Featured","featured",{"id":84,"name":85,"slug":86},45,"New Construction","new-construction",{"id":88,"name":89,"slug":90},52,"Luxury \u002F Vacation","luxury--vacation",{"id":92,"name":93,"slug":94},53,"Rent vs. Buy","rent-vs-buy",{"id":5,"name":96,"slug":97},"Time-sensitive","time-sensitive",{"id":29,"name":99,"slug":100},"Outdated","outdated",{"id":102,"name":103,"slug":104},147,"Internal","internal",{"id":106,"name":107,"slug":108},148,"Do Not Autopost","do-not-autopost",{"id":110,"name":111,"slug":112},320,"Inventory","inventory",{"id":114,"name":115,"slug":116},321,"Agent Value","agent-value",{"id":118,"name":119,"slug":120},322,"Affordability","affordability",{"id":122,"name":123,"slug":124},323,"Buying Tips","buying-tips",{"id":126,"name":127,"slug":128},324,"Downsize","downsize",{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132},325,"Economy","economy",{"id":134,"name":135,"slug":136},326,"Equity","equity",{"id":138,"name":139,"slug":140},327,"Forecasts","forecasts",{"id":142,"name":143,"slug":144},328,"Selling Tips","selling-tips",{"id":146,"name":147,"slug":148},339,"Expired\u002FWithdrawn\u002FCanceled","expiredwithdrawncanceled",{"id":150,"name":151,"slug":152},340,"Price It Right\u002FOverpricing","price-it-rightoverpricing"]