[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f27c5qqcv1fvs0":3,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":35,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":39},{"item":4,"previous":23,"next":29},{"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":21,"updatedAt":22},3890,"more-people-are-planning-to-buy-a-home-soon","More People Are Planning To Buy a Home Soon","While some homeowners may be tempted to hold off until spring to list their houses, you should know – \u003Cstrong>homebuyers aren’t waiting\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Demand is high today as more people are trying to beat rising \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2022\u002F02\u002F02\u002Fthe-top-indicator-if-you-want-to-know-where-mortgage-rates-are-heading\u002F\">mortgage rates\u003C\u002Fa>. As a result, eager buyers are entering the market or moving their plans up so they can make their purchases as soon as possible.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002F15124326\u002F20220216-KCM-Share.jpg","While some homeowners may be tempted to hold off until spring to list their houses, you should know – \u003Cstrong>homebuyers aren’t waiting\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Demand is high today as more people are trying to beat rising \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2022\u002F02\u002F02\u002Fthe-top-indicator-if-you-want-to-know-where-mortgage-rates-are-heading\u002F\">mortgage rates\u003C\u002Fa>. As a result, eager buyers are entering the market or moving their plans up so they can make their purchases as soon as possible.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe most recent \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.conference-board.org\u002Fdata\u002Fconsumerconfidence.cfm\">\u003Cem>Consumer Confidence Survey\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa> finds that, of those surveyed, the percentage of people planning to buy over the next six months has increased substantially since last fall (\u003Cem>see graph below\u003C\u002Fem>):\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002F15124327\u002F20220216-MEM-Eng-1.png\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46018\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002F15124327\u002F20220216-MEM-Eng-1.png\" alt=\"More People Are Planning To Buy a Home Soon | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\nAs the graph shows, the number of consumers fast-tracking their plans to purchase a home has crept up over the past three months. That indicates many buyers are evaluating their strategy and realizing they should act sooner rather than later. And for homeowners planning to sell, it’s a signal that now may be the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2022\u002F02\u002F10\u002Fwant-top-dollar-for-your-house-nows-the-time-to-list-it\u002F\">time to list\u003C\u002Fa>.\r\n\r\nWhile more people are moving their plans up, others are actively putting theirs in motion. Time on the market is a great indication that homebuyers are motivated and moving quickly. According to a recent \u003Cem>realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.move.com\u002F2022-02-08-Realtor-com-R-Housing-Report-Homebuying-Competition-Kicks-Off-2022-with-the-Fastest-Moving-January-Ever\">report\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Cstrong>the average home sold faster this January than any January on record.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\n\r\nDanielle Hale, Chief Economist at \u003Cem>realtor.com,\u003C\u002Fem> notes:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Homes sold at a record-fast January pace, \u003Cstrong>suggesting that buyers are more active than usual for this time of year.”\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>What Does That Mean for You?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nHomebuyers are rethinking their strategies and moving their plans forward. Others are making their moves today. \u003Cstrong>That means\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>demand for your house isn’t just increasing – it’s high right now\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\r\n\r\nAnd because there are so \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2022\u002F01\u002F20\u002Fbuyers-want-to-know-why-is-housing-supply-still-so-low\u002F\">few homes\u003C\u002Fa> available for determined purchasers to choose from, if you’re planning to sell your house this year, doing so \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2022\u002F01\u002F05\u002Fwhy-waiting-to-sell-your-house-could-cost-you-a-small-fortune\u002F\">sooner\u003C\u002Fa> means you can take advantage of high \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2022\u002F01\u002F18\u002Fsellers-dont-wait-until-spring-to-make-your-move\u002F\">buyer demand\u003C\u002Fa> before more houses are listed in your neighborhood. Why is this important? 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