[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3lgztbxxtz0jl":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":46,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":50},{"item":4,"previous":34,"next":40},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":9,"isInfographic":14,"categories":15,"isVideo":14,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":32,"updatedAt":33},61756,"the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-this-year","The Best Time To Buy a Home This Year","\u003Cp>A shift is underway in the housing market this season.\u003C\u002Fp>","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20240913\u002F20240916-the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-this-year-original.png","\u003Cp>A \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F08\u002F29\u002Fare-we-heading-into-a-balanced-market\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">shift\u003C\u002Fa> is underway in the housing market this season. And if you’ve been sitting on the sidelines waiting for the right moment to jump back into your homebuying search, this is a great time to do it. \u003Cstrong>That’s because the best week to buy a home this year is just around the corner\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Your sweet spot is here.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp> The experts at \u003Cem>Realtor.com \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realtor.com\u002Fresearch\u002Fbest-time-to-buy-2024\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">study\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cem> \u003C\u002Fem>seasonal trends to figure out the ideal week for homebuyers:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>Nationally, the best time to buy in 2024 is the week of Sept. 29–Oct. 5. This week historically has shown the best balance of market conditions that favor buyers.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cem> Inventory tends to be high, prices are below peak levels, demand is waning, and the pace of the market slows to a more manageable speed.” \u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\u003Cp>In addition to the historical trends and typical seasonality that \u003Cem>Realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem> looks at, there are also clear indicators in \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F08\u002F16\u002F3-reasons-to-move-in-todays-shifting-market\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">today’s market\u003C\u002Fa> data that you’ll see better conditions right now than you would have over the last few years.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F08\u002F19\u002Fhow-mortgage-rate-changes-impact-your-homebuying-power\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mortgage rates\u003C\u002Fa> just hit their lowest point in 19 months, and that goes a long way to help with your purchasing power and \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F08\u002F13\u002Fis-affordability-starting-to-improve\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">affordability\u003C\u002Fa>. Andy Walden with \u003Cem>Intercontinental Exchange Inc.\u003C\u002Fem> (ICE) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.inman.com\u002F2024\u002F09\u002F04\u002Fdata-points-to-another-mortgage-boom-if-rates-continue-to-tumble\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">points out\u003C\u002Fa>:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Recent easing in mortgage rates brought some much-sought relief to prospective homebuyers. \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>Along with a general cooling in home price growth, rates falling below 6.5 percent made August the most affordable month for housing since February\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cem>.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\u003Cp>And Ralph McLaughlin, Senior Economist at\u003Cem> Realtor.com, \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realtor.com\u002Fresearch\u002Faug-2024-data\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">explains\u003C\u002Fa> that it’s not just rates that have improved – \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F08\u002F23\u002Fhow-growing-inventory-benefits-todays-buyers-infographic\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">inventory\u003C\u002Fa> has too: \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“The number of homes actively for sale continues to be elevated compared with last year, growing by 35.8%, a 10th straight month of growth, and \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>now sits at the highest since May 2020\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cem>.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\u003Cp>That should give you \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F08\u002F12\u002Fare-there-more-homes-for-sale-where-you-live\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">more options\u003C\u002Fa>. At the same time, sellers now have to compete with each other for your attention. That means they’ll be more likely to \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F08\u002F06\u002Fhelpful-negotiation-tactics-for-todays-housing-market\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">negotiate\u003C\u002Fa> because they know their house will sit on the market longer if they don’t. \u003Cem>As Zillow\u003C\u002Fem> says:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>Buyers waiting on the sidelines could find that early fall presents a ‘sweet spot,’\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cem> where there’s less competition from other buyers, more motivated sellers and lower interest rates to finance their purchases.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>","\u003Cp>If you want to make sure you’re ready to take advantage of this sweet spot, let’s connect and start the prep work now. 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