[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f10qcklm84ukly":3,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":39,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":43},{"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},1883,"your-house-could-be-the-oasis-in-an-inventory-desert","Your House Could Be the Oasis in an Inventory Desert","Homebuyers are flooding the housing market right now to take advantage of record-low \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F05\u002Fare-interest-rates-expected-to-rise-over-the-next-year\u002F\">mortgage rates\u003C\u002Fa>. Many have a sense of urgency to find a home soon since experts \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F06\u002Fwhy-waiting-to-buy-a-home-could-cost-you-a-small-fortune\u002F\">forecast\u003C\u002Fa> a steady rise in both rates and home prices this year and next. As a result, buyer demand greatly outweighs the current housing supply. Here’s how the shortage of houses for sale sets yours up to be the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F10\u002F3-graphs-showing-why-you-should-sell-your-house-now\u002F\">oasis\u003C\u002Fa> in an inventory desert.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F12143535\u002F20210513-KCM-Share.jpg","Homebuyers are flooding the housing market right now to take advantage of record-low \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F05\u002Fare-interest-rates-expected-to-rise-over-the-next-year\u002F\">mortgage rates\u003C\u002Fa>. Many have a sense of urgency to find a home soon since experts \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F06\u002Fwhy-waiting-to-buy-a-home-could-cost-you-a-small-fortune\u002F\">forecast\u003C\u002Fa> a steady rise in both rates and home prices this year and next. As a result, buyer demand greatly outweighs the current housing supply. Here’s how the shortage of houses for sale sets yours up to be the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F10\u002F3-graphs-showing-why-you-should-sell-your-house-now\u002F\">oasis\u003C\u002Fa> in an inventory desert.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nAccording to the \u003Cem>National Association of Realtors\u003C\u002Fem> (NAR), today’s housing inventory sits at an incredibly low \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fhousing-market-reaches-record-high-home-price-and-gains-in-march\">2.1-month\u003C\u002Fa> supply, far below the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2021\u002F03\u002F29\u002Fwhat-it-means-to-be-in-a-sellers-market\u002F\">6-month\u003C\u002Fa> mark for a neutral market. Inventory of single-family homes a year ago was already very low, and as you can see in the graph below, this year’s levels are even lower:\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F20210513-MEM-Eng-1.png\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44367\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F20210513-MEM-Eng-1.png\" alt=\"Your House Could Be the Oasis in an Inventory Desert | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>Due to these market conditions, today’s buyers frequently enter fierce bidding wars while trying to purchase a home. This in turn drives up home prices and gives sellers incredible \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2021\u002F02\u002F24\u002Fhow-much-leverage-do-todays-house-sellers-have\u002F\">leverage\u003C\u002Fa> in the negotiation process, two \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F04\u002F4-big-incentives-for-homeowners-to-sell-now\u002F\">big wins\u003C\u002Fa> if you’re going to sell your house this year.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nIn such a hot market, it can feel as though the supply of homes has virtually dried up, leaving buyers to wander in an inventory desert. That’s why there’s never been a better time to sell. To a parched buyer needing to secure a home as soon as possible, your house could be a true oasis.","\r\nIn such a hot market, it can feel as though the supply of homes has virtually dried up, leaving buyers to wander in an inventory desert. 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