[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1y9hknwe7mzhk":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":39,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":43,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":47},{"item":4,"previous":27,"next":33},{"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":25,"updatedAt":26},1565,"thinking-of-selling-now-may-be-the-time-2","Thinking of Selling? Now May Be the Time.","The housing market has started off much stronger this year than it did last year. \u003Cstrong>Lower mortgage interest rates\u003C\u002Fstrong> have been a driving factor in that change. The average 30-year rate in 2019, according to \u003Cem>Freddie Mac,\u003C\u002Fem> was 3.94%. Today that rate is closer to 3.5%.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F02\u002F25103836\u002F20200226-KCM-Share.jpg","The housing market has started off much stronger this year than it did last year. \u003Cstrong>Lower mortgage interest rates\u003C\u002Fstrong> have been a driving factor in that change. The average 30-year rate in 2019, according to \u003Cem>Freddie Mac,\u003C\u002Fem> was 3.94%. Today that rate is closer to 3.5%.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe \u003Cem>Census Bureau\u003C\u002Fem> also just \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.census.gov\u002Fhousing\u002Fhvs\u002Ffiles\u002Fcurrenthvspress.pdf\">reported\u003C\u002Fa> the \u003Cstrong>highest homeownership rate\u003C\u002Fstrong> since 2014 for people under 35. This is evidence that owning their own home is becoming more important to Millennials as they reach the age where marriage and children are part of their lives.\r\n\r\nAccording to the latest \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fresearch-and-statistics\u002Fresearch-reports\u002Frealtors-confidence-index\">Realtors Confidence Index Survey\u003C\u002Fa> from the \u003Cem>National Association of Realtors \u003C\u002Fem>(NAR), \u003Cstrong>buyer demand across the country is strong\u003C\u002Fstrong>. That’s not the case, however, with seller demand, which remains weak throughout most of the nation. Here’s a breakdown by state:\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F02\u002F20200226-MEM-Eng-1.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41817\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F02\u002F20200226-MEM-Eng-1.jpg\" alt=\"Thinking of Selling? Now May Be the Time. | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"279\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>Demand for housing is high, but supply is extremely low. NAR also just \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fexisting-home-sales-drop-1-3-in-january\">reported\u003C\u002Fa> that the actual number of homes currently for sale stands at \u003Cstrong>1.42 million\u003C\u002Fstrong>, which is one of the lowest totals in almost three decades. Additionally, the ratio of homes for sale to the number purchased currently stands at \u003Cstrong>3.1 months of inventory\u003C\u002Fstrong>. In a normal market, that number would be nearly double that at 6.0 months of inventory.\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>What does this mean for buyers and sellers?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cstrong>Buyers\u003C\u002Fstrong> need to \u003Cstrong>remain patient\u003C\u002Fstrong> in the search process. At the same time, buyers must be ready to \u003Cstrong>act immediately\u003C\u002Fstrong> once they find the right home.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong>Sellers \u003C\u002Fstrong>may not want to wait until spring to put their houses on the market. With \u003Cstrong>demand so high\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cstrong>supply so low\u003C\u002Fstrong>, now is the perfect time to sell your house for the greatest dollar value and the least hassle.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nThe real estate market is entering the year like a lion. There’s no indication it will lose that roar, assuming inventory continues to come to market.","\r\nThe real estate market is entering the year like a lion. 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