[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1qvbpigye8id6":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":47,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":51,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":55},{"item":4,"previous":35,"next":41},{"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":33,"updatedAt":34},1710,"is-now-a-good-time-to-move","Is Now a Good Time to Move?","How long have you lived in your current home? If it’s been a while, you may be thinking about moving. According to the latest \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fresearch-and-statistics\u002Fresearch-reports\u002Fhighlights-from-the-profile-of-home-buyers-and-sellers\">Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers\u003C\u002Fa> by the \u003Cem>National Association of Realtors \u003C\u002Fem>(NAR), in 2019, homeowners were living in their homes for an average of 10 years. That’s a long time to be in one place, considering the average length of time homeowners used to stay put hovered closer to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2020\u002F07\u002F20\u002Fthinking-of-selling-your-house-now-may-be-the-right-time\u002F\">6 years\u003C\u002Fa>.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F09\u002F14173024\u002F20200915-KCM-Share.jpg","How long have you lived in your current home? If it’s been a while, you may be thinking about moving. According to the latest \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fresearch-and-statistics\u002Fresearch-reports\u002Fhighlights-from-the-profile-of-home-buyers-and-sellers\">Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers\u003C\u002Fa> by the \u003Cem>National Association of Realtors \u003C\u002Fem>(NAR), in 2019, homeowners were living in their homes for an average of 10 years. That’s a long time to be in one place, considering the average length of time homeowners used to stay put hovered closer to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2020\u002F07\u002F20\u002Fthinking-of-selling-your-house-now-may-be-the-right-time\u002F\">6 years\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nWith today’s changing \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2020\u002F09\u002F04\u002Fthe-2020-homebuyer-wish-list-infographic\u002F\">homebuyer needs\u003C\u002Fa>, especially given how the current health crisis has altered our daily lifestyles, many homeowners are reconsidering where they’re at and thinking about moving to a home with more space for their families. Here’s why it might be a great time to make that happen.\r\n\r\nThe real estate market has changed in many ways over the past 10 years, and current homeowners are earning much \u003Cstrong>more equity today\u003C\u002Fstrong> than they used to have. According to \u003Cem>CoreLogic\u003C\u002Fem>, in the first quarter of 2020 alone, the average homeowner gained approximately \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F18\u002Fwant-to-make-a-move-homeowner-equity-is-growing-year-over-year\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>$9,600\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong> in equity.\u003C\u002Fstrong> If you’re considering selling your house right now, you may have accumulated more equity to put toward a move than you realize.\r\n\r\nDialing back 10 years, many homeowners also locked in a fairly low mortgage rate. In 2010, the average rate was only 4.09%. This motivated homeowners to stay in their houses longer than usual to keep their rate low, rather than moving. Just last Thursday, however, average mortgage rates hit a \u003Cstrong>new historic low at 2.86%.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Sam Khater, \u003Cem>Chief Economist\u003C\u002Fem> at \u003Cem>Freddie Mac\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffreddiemac.gcs-web.com\u002Fnode\u002F20771\u002Fpdf\">explains\u003C\u002Fa>:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“\u003Cstrong>Mortgage rates have hit\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>another record low\u003C\u002Fstrong> due to a late summer slowdown in the economic recovery…These low rates have ignited robust purchase demand activity, which is up twenty-five percent from a year ago and has been growing at double digit rates for four consecutive months.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nTen years ago, we couldn’t have imagined a mortgage rate under 3%. Looking at the math today, making a move into a new home and locking in a significantly lower rate than you have now could save you greatly on a monthly basis, and over the life of your loan \u003Cem>(See chart below):\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F09\u002F20200915-MEM-Eng-1.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43016\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F09\u002F20200915-MEM-Eng-1.jpg\" alt=\"Is Now a Good Time to Move? | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>As the example shows, you can save a substantial amount every month if you qualify for today’s low mortgage rate, and the savings can really add up over the life of a 30-year fixed-rate loan.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nAs a homeowner, you have a huge opportunity to move up right now. Whether you want to save more each month or get more home for your money based on your family’s changing needs, it’s a great time to connect to discuss the market in our area. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2020\u002F09\u002F03\u002Fhomebuyer-demand-is-far-above-last-years-pace\u002F\">Buyers\u003C\u002Fa> are actively looking for more homes to buy, and you can win big by making a move if the time is right for you.","\r\nAs a homeowner, you have a huge opportunity to move up right now. 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