[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fkczwo94u4r16":3,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":36,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":40},{"item":4,"previous":24,"next":30},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":12,"body":13,"agentsBottomLine":14,"bodyImage":15,"isInfographic":16,"categories":17,"isVideo":16,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":22,"updatedAt":23},15781,"the-perks-of-selling-your-house-when-inventory-is-low","The Perks of Selling Your House When Inventory Is Low","\u003Cp>When it comes to selling your house, you’re probably trying to juggle the current market conditions and your own needs as you plan your move.\u003C\u002Fp>","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20231023\u002F20231024-The-Perks-of-Selling-Your-House-When-Inventory-Is-Low.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20231030\u002FGettyImages-675577007.jpg","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\">When it comes to \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"\u002F2023\u002F09\u002F19\u002Fyour-home-equity-can-offset-affordability-challenges\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">selling your house\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\">, you’re probably trying to juggle the current market conditions and your \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"\u002F2023\u002F10\u002F18\u002Fwhat-are-the-real-reasons-you-want-to-move-right-now\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">own needs\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\"> as you plan your move. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\">One thing that may be working in your favor is how few homes there are for sale right now. Here’s what you need to know about the current \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"\u002F2023\u002F08\u002F25\u002Ftodays-housing-market-has-only-half-the-usual-inventory-infographic\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">inventory\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\"> situation and what it means for you.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>The Supply of Homes for Sale Is Far Below the Norm\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>When you’re selling something, it helps if what you’re selling is in demand, but is also in \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2023\u002F09\u002F14\u002Fwhy-is-housing-inventory-so-low\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">low supply\u003C\u002Fa>. Why? That makes it even more desirable since there’s not enough to go around. That’s exactly what’s happening in the housing market today. There are more buyers looking to buy than there are homes for sale.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To tell the story of just how low \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2023\u002F09\u002F27\u002Fwhy-todays-housing-inventory-shows-a-crash-isnt-on-the-horizon\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">inventory\u003C\u002Fa> is, here’s the latest information on active listings, or homes available for sale. The graph below uses \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realtor.com\u002Fresearch\u002Fdata\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">data\u003C\u002Fa> from \u003Cem>Realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem> to show how many active listings there were in September of this year compared to what’s more typical in the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20231023\u002F20231024-The-Supply-of-Homes-for-sale-Is-Still-Low.png\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20231023\u002F20231024-The-Supply-of-Homes-for-sale-Is-Still-Low.png\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As you can see in the graph, if you look at the last normal years for the market (\u003Cem>shown in the blue bars\u003C\u002Fem>) versus the latest numbers for this year (\u003Cem>shown in the red bar\u003C\u002Fem>), it’s clear \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2023\u002F09\u002F29\u002Fexplaining-todays-low-housing-supply-infographic\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>inventory\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong> is still far lower than the norm.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>What That Means for You\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"\u002F2023\u002F08\u002F30\u002Fbuyer-traffic-is-still-stronger-than-the-norm\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buyers\u003C\u002Fa> have fewer choices now than they did in more typical years. And that’s why you could still see some great perks if you sell today. Because there aren’t enough homes to go around, homes that are priced right are still selling fast and the average \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2023\u002F09\u002F04\u002Fwhy-its-still-a-sellers-market-today\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">seller\u003C\u002Fa> is getting multiple offers from eager buyers. Based on the latest data from the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fresearch-and-statistics\u002Fresearch-reports\u002Frealtors-confidence-index\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>Confidence Index\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa> from the \u003Cem>National Association of Realtors\u003C\u002Fem> (NAR):\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>69% of homes sold in less than a month.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>2.6 offers: the average number of offers on recently sold homes.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp>An \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realtor.com\u002Fresearch\u002Fseptember-2023-data\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">article\u003C\u002Fa> from \u003Cem>Realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem> also explains how the limited number of houses for sale benefits you if you’re selling:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cblockquote>“. . . \u003Cem>homes spent two weeks less on the market this past month than they did in the average September from 2017 to 2019 . . . \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>as still-limited supply spurs homebuyers to act quickly\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cem> . . .”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>","\u003Cp>Because the supply of homes for sale is so low, buyers desperately want more options – and your house may be just what they’re looking for. Let’s connect to get your \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2023\u002F10\u002F09\u002Fkey-skills-you-need-your-listing-agent-to-have\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">house listed\u003C\u002Fa> at the right price for today’s market. You could still see it sell quickly and potentially get multiple offers.\u003C\u002Fp>","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20231023\u002F20231024-The-Supply-of-Homes-for-sale-Is-Still-Low.png",false,[18],{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21},6,"For Sellers","sellers","2023-10-24T10:30:00Z","2023-11-29T16:04:50Z",{"id":25,"slug":26,"title":27,"featuredImage":28,"publishedAt":29,"contentType":10,"isVideo":16},15743,"why-home-prices-keep-going-up","Why Home Prices Keep Going Up","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20231018\u002F20231023-Why-Home-Prices-Keep-Going-Up.png","2023-10-23T10:30:00Z",{"id":31,"slug":32,"title":33,"featuredImage":34,"publishedAt":35,"contentType":10,"isVideo":16},15784,"invest-in-yourself-by-owning-a-home","Invest in Yourself by Owning a Home","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20231023\u002F20231025-Invest-in-yourself-by-owning-a-home.png","2023-10-25T10:30:00Z",{"cover":37,"open":38,"shareSpread":39},"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",[41,45,49,50,54,58,62,66,70,74,78,82,86,90,94,98,102,106,110,114,118,122,126,130,134,138,142,146,150,154],{"id":42,"name":43,"slug":44},1,"Uncategorized","uncategorized",{"id":46,"name":47,"slug":48},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21},{"id":51,"name":52,"slug":53},7,"Foreclosures","foreclosures",{"id":55,"name":56,"slug":57},8,"Infographics","infographics",{"id":59,"name":60,"slug":61},9,"Home Prices","home-prices",{"id":63,"name":64,"slug":65},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":67,"name":68,"slug":69},34,"Senior Market","senior-market",{"id":71,"name":72,"slug":73},35,"Mortgage Rates","mortgage-rates",{"id":75,"name":76,"slug":77},38,"Move-Up","move-up",{"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"]