{"id":105,"date":"2021-10-12T21:45:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T21:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teemsandteems.com\/?p=105"},"modified":"2021-10-12T21:45:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T21:45:26","slug":"inflation-and-the-housing-market-what-buyers-and-sellers-should-consider-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teemsandteems.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/12\/inflation-and-the-housing-market-what-buyers-and-sellers-should-consider-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflation and the housing market: What buyers and sellers should consider now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The economy is weird right now. The pandemic has upended daily life for almost everyone, the Federal Reserve is trying to stave off even more dire conditions by lending money for next to nothing, and the unemployment situation remains precarious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even so, real estate has remained an unusual bright spot, because homeowners and would-be buyers were generally less affected, monetarily speaking, by the pandemic than renters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although the housing market has remained strong, it\u2019s not immune from outside economic forces, including inflation. Inflation essentially is an increase in the prices consumers pay for goods and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A small amount of ongoing inflation is considered normal, but the rate of inflation has been rising recently, affecting everything from how much you pay at the pump to the listing prices of homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBy keeping interest rates this low for this long, what they\u2019ve done is they\u2019ve created an everything bubble. It\u2019s not just the housing market,\u201d Desmond Lachman, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, previously told Bankrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Compounding the inflationary pressure on housing, the limited number of homes available for sale is pushing prices up rapidly. That low inventory is due partly to pandemic-related construction delays and partly because many homeowners who would otherwise have moved chose to postpone putting their properties on the market during lockdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taken together, these conditions are favorable for sellers, who are often receiving many offers above asking price, but the market can be extremely frustrating for buyers, who can struggle to make the winning bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What to consider if you want to sell your home
If you\u2019re looking to sell your home right now, you shouldn\u2019t have too much trouble. The real issue could be what happens on the other side of the transaction. When you go to purchase your next place to live, you\u2019ll be joining the scrum of eager buyers competing for a limited number of available properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even in this crazy market, you can still snag a great home if you play your cards right and make sure the numbers work for you. It\u2019s especially important to get preapproved for a mortgage before setting out to look for homes, and make as big a down payment as possible, to show sellers you\u2019re serious and your financials are sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s no perfect time to buy a house, so it really comes down to what you\u2019re comfortable with. If the numbers work for you now, and you can secure a mortgage that has monthly payments you can afford going forward, then it\u2019s a fine time to buy if you can make the best offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Otherwise, it could be worth it to wait until market conditions favor buyers a little more, or see if you can adjust the geographical area or physical parameters of your housing search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No matter what you decide to do, it\u2019s important to get your finances in order so you\u2019re in as strong a position as possible when you do decide to enter the homebuying fray. If you wait, you can use the time to keep contributing to your savings. Your down payment fund may go farther in a cooler housing market, after all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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