[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f19sr17nmz8tzq":3,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":39,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":43},{"item":4,"previous":27,"next":33},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":8,"contentType":9,"featuredImage":10,"bannerImage":11,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":11,"videoSource":11,"publishedAt":25,"updatedAt":26},1908,"dont-wait-to-sell-your-house","Don’t Wait To Sell Your House","We’re in the ultimate sellers’ market right now. If you’re a homeowner thinking about selling, you have a huge advantage in today’s housing market. High buyer demand paired with very few houses for sale makes this the optimal time to sell for those who are ready to do so. Whatever the move you want to make looks like, here’s an overview of what’s creating the prime opportunity to sell this summer.","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002F11123917\u002F20210616-KCM-Share.jpg","","We’re in the ultimate sellers’ market right now. If you’re a homeowner thinking about selling, you have a huge advantage in today’s housing market. High buyer demand paired with very few houses for sale makes this the optimal time to sell for those who are ready to do so. Whatever the move you want to make looks like, here’s an overview of what’s creating the prime opportunity to sell this summer.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>High Buyer Demand\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nDemand is strong, and buyers are actively searching for homes to purchase. In the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.nar.realtor\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002Fdocuments\u002FREALTOR_Confidence_Index_052021.pdf\">Realtors Confidence Index Survey\u003C\u002Fa> published monthly by the \u003Cem>National Association of Realtors \u003C\u002Fem>(NAR), buyer traffic is considered “very strong” in almost every state. Homebuyers aren’t just great in number right now – they’re also determined to find their dream home. NAR shows the average home for sale today receives five offers from hopeful buyers. These increasingly frequent bidding wars can drive up the price of your house, which is why high demand from competitive homebuyers is such a win for this summer’s sellers.\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Low Inventory of Houses for Sale\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nPurchaser demand is so high, the market is running out of available homes for sale. Danielle Hale, \u003Cem>Chief Economist \u003C\u002Fem>at\u003Cem> realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmoney.com\u002Fcovid-housing-shortage-timeline-sellers\u002F\">explains\u003C\u002Fa>:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“For most sellers listing sooner rather than later could really pay off with less competition from other sellers and potentially a higher sales price... They’ll also avoid some big unknowns lurking later in the year, namely another possible surge in COVID cases, rising interest rates and the potential for more sellers to enter the market.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nNAR also \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fresearch-and-statistics\u002Fhousing-statistics\u002Fexisting-home-sales\">reveals\u003C\u002Fa> that unsold inventory sits at a 2.4-months’ supply at the current sales pace. This is far lower than the historical norm of a 6.0-months’ supply. Homes are essentially selling as fast as they’re hitting the market. Below is a graph of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.nar.realtor\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002Fdocuments\u002Fehs-04-2021-single-family-only-2021-05-21.pdf\">existing inventory\u003C\u002Fa> of single-family homes for sale:\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002F20210616-MEM-Eng-1.png\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44553\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002F20210616-MEM-Eng-1.png\" alt=\"Don’t Wait To Sell Your House | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>At the same time, homebuilders are increasing construction this year, but they can’t keep up with the growing demand. While reporting on the inventory of newly constructed homes, the \u003Cem>U.S. Census Bureau \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.census.gov\u002Fconstruction\u002Fnrs\u002Fpdf\u002Fnewressales.pdf\">notes\u003C\u002Fa>:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“The seasonally‐adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of April was 316,000. This represents a supply of 4.4 months at the current sales rate.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>What Does This Mean for You?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nIf you’re thinking of putting your house on the market, don’t wait. A seller will always negotiate the best deal when demand is high and supply is low. That’s exactly what’s happening in the real estate market today.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nAs vaccine rollouts progress and we continue to see the economy recover, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F19\u002Fsellers-are-ready-to-enter-the-housing-market\u002F\">more houses\u003C\u002Fa> will come to the market. Don’t wait for the competition in your neighborhood to increase. If you’re ready to make a move, now is the time to sell. Let’s connect today to get your house listed at this optimal moment in time.","\r\nAs vaccine rollouts progress and we continue to see the economy recover, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F19\u002Fsellers-are-ready-to-enter-the-housing-market\u002F\">more houses\u003C\u002Fa> will come to the market. Don’t wait for the competition in your neighborhood to increase. If you’re ready to make a move, now is the time to sell. Let’s connect today to get your house listed at this optimal moment in time.","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002F20210616-MEM-Eng-1.png",false,[17,21],{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},6,"For Sellers","sellers",{"id":22,"name":23,"slug":24},38,"Move-Up","move-up","2021-06-16T10:00:35Z","2021-08-02T17:23:39Z",{"id":28,"slug":29,"title":30,"featuredImage":31,"publishedAt":32,"contentType":9,"isVideo":15},1907,"hope-is-on-the-horizon-for-todays-housing-shortage","Hope Is on the Horizon for Today’s Housing Shortage","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002F11115744\u002F20210615-KCM-Share.jpg","2021-06-15T10:00:01Z",{"id":34,"slug":35,"title":36,"featuredImage":37,"publishedAt":38,"contentType":9,"isVideo":15},1911,"housing-wealth-the-missing-piece-of-the-affordability-equation","Housing Wealth: The Missing Piece of the Affordability Equation","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002F16101322\u002F20210617-KCM-Share.jpg","2021-06-17T10:00:01Z",{"cover":40,"open":41,"shareSpread":42},"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",[44,48,52,53,57,61,65,69,73,77,78,82,86,90,94,98,102,106,110,114,118,122,126,130,134,138,142,146,150,154],{"id":45,"name":46,"slug":47},1,"Uncategorized","uncategorized",{"id":49,"name":50,"slug":51},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},{"id":54,"name":55,"slug":56},7,"Foreclosures","foreclosures",{"id":58,"name":59,"slug":60},8,"Infographics","infographics",{"id":62,"name":63,"slug":64},9,"Home Prices","home-prices",{"id":66,"name":67,"slug":68},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":70,"name":71,"slug":72},34,"Senior Market","senior-market",{"id":74,"name":75,"slug":76},35,"Mortgage Rates","mortgage-rates",{"id":22,"name":23,"slug":24},{"id":79,"name":80,"slug":81},41,"For Sale by Owner","for-sale-by-owner",{"id":83,"name":84,"slug":85},42,"Featured","featured",{"id":87,"name":88,"slug":89},45,"New Construction","new-construction",{"id":91,"name":92,"slug":93},52,"Luxury \u002F Vacation","luxury--vacation",{"id":95,"name":96,"slug":97},53,"Rent vs. Buy","rent-vs-buy",{"id":99,"name":100,"slug":101},80,"Time-sensitive","time-sensitive",{"id":103,"name":104,"slug":105},81,"Outdated","outdated",{"id":107,"name":108,"slug":109},147,"Internal","internal",{"id":111,"name":112,"slug":113},148,"Do Not Autopost","do-not-autopost",{"id":115,"name":116,"slug":117},320,"Inventory","inventory",{"id":119,"name":120,"slug":121},321,"Agent Value","agent-value",{"id":123,"name":124,"slug":125},322,"Affordability","affordability",{"id":127,"name":128,"slug":129},323,"Buying Tips","buying-tips",{"id":131,"name":132,"slug":133},324,"Downsize","downsize",{"id":135,"name":136,"slug":137},325,"Economy","economy",{"id":139,"name":140,"slug":141},326,"Equity","equity",{"id":143,"name":144,"slug":145},327,"Forecasts","forecasts",{"id":147,"name":148,"slug":149},328,"Selling Tips","selling-tips",{"id":151,"name":152,"slug":153},339,"Expired\u002FWithdrawn\u002FCanceled","expiredwithdrawncanceled",{"id":155,"name":156,"slug":157},340,"Price It Right\u002FOverpricing","price-it-rightoverpricing"]