[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f31priyofcxpfr":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":46,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":50},{"item":4,"previous":34,"next":40},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":9,"isInfographic":14,"categories":15,"isVideo":14,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":32,"updatedAt":33},1447,"are-you-ready-for-the-black-friday-of-real-estate","Are You Ready for the ‘Black Friday’ of Real Estate?","According to a new study from \u003Cem>realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem>, the week of September 22 is the best time of year to buy a home, making it ‘Black Friday’ for homebuyers.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F24123514\u002F20190925-Share-KCM.jpg","According to a new study from \u003Cem>realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem>, the week of September 22 is the best time of year to buy a home, making it ‘Black Friday’ for homebuyers.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nEvery year, ‘Black Friday’ is a highly anticipated event for eager shoppers. Some people prepare for weeks, crafting and refining a strategic shopping agenda, determining exactly when to arrive at each store, and capturing a wish list of discounted must-have items to purchase. But what about buying a home? Is there a ‘Black Friday’ for the home-buying process? Believe it or not, there is.\r\n\r\nAccording to a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmagazine.realtor\u002Fdaily-news\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F20\u002Fblack-friday-for-home-buying-is-near\">new study\u003C\u002Fa> from \u003Cem>realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cstrong>the week of September 22 is the best time of year to buy a home, \u003C\u002Fstrong>making it ‘Black Friday’ for homebuyers.\r\n\r\nAfter evaluating housing data in 53 metros from 2016 to 2018, \u003Cem>realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem> determined that the first week of fall is when buyers\u003Cem> “tend to find less competition, more inventory, and the biggest reductions on list price.\u003C\u002Fem>”\r\n\r\nThe report explains,\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“During the first week of fall, buyers tend to face 26% less competition from other buyers, and they are likely to see 6.1% more homes available on the market compared to other weeks of the year...nearly 6% of homes on the market will also see price reductions, averaging 2.4% less than their peak.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>What’s so different about the first week of fall?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nGeorge Ratiu, \u003Cem>Senior Economist\u003C\u002Fem> with \u003Cem>realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem> says,\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“As summer winds down and kids return to school, many families hit pause on their home search and wait until the next season to start again…as seasonal inventory builds up and restores itself to more buyer-friendly levels, fall buyers will be in a better position to take advantage of today’s low mortgage rates and increased purchasing power.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nLearn more about how prices, listings, and buyer competition stack up during the first week of fall in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmagazine.realtor\u002Fdaily-news\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F20\u002Fblack-friday-for-home-buying-is-near\">your metro area\u003C\u002Fa>.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nIf you want to take advantage of the ‘Black Friday’ of home buying, let’s get together to discuss the benefits of making your next move this fall.","\r\nIf you want to take advantage of the ‘Black Friday’ of home buying, let’s get together to discuss the benefits of making your next move this fall.",false,[16,20,24,28],{"id":17,"name":18,"slug":19},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":21,"name":22,"slug":23},9,"Home Prices","home-prices",{"id":25,"name":26,"slug":27},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":29,"name":30,"slug":31},38,"Move-Up","move-up","2019-09-25T10:00:23Z","2019-09-25T16:21:35Z",{"id":35,"slug":36,"title":37,"featuredImage":38,"publishedAt":39,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},1446,"should-you-fix-your-house-up-or-sell-now","Should You Fix Your House Up or Sell Now? 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