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Thinking of Moving? Now is a Great Time to Sell your Lake Villa Home!

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Managing Real Estate Broker with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Star Homes

Thinking of Moving? Now is a Great Time to Sell your Lake Villa Home!



In real estate, supply and demand is represented as the current month’s supply of homes for sale (the number of homes for sale divided by the number of homes sold in the previous month).

Here is a good guideline for the housing market:

1-4 months supply creates a sellers’ market where there are not enough homes to satisfy buyer demand. Appreciation is guaranteed.

5-6 months supply creates a balanced market. Historically home values appreciate at a rate a little greater than inflation.

7-8 months supply creates a buyers’ market where the number of homes for sale exceeds the demand. Depreciation follows.

What is happening in the United States right now?

In most parts of the country, home values are rising. This is for two reasons:

According to NAR’s latest Existing Homes Sales Report, raw unsold inventory is at the lowest level since December 1999 when there were 1.71 million homes on the market.

According to this month’s Pending Sales Report from NAR, houses going into contract reached levels last seen in April 2010 which was the month the Home Buyers’ Tax Credit expired.

This has resulted in a 4.2-month supply at the current sales pace which is the lowest housing supply since April 2005 when it was also 4.2 months.

Based on the table above, we can see that the supply/demand ratio is leaning toward a sellers’ market where prices will appreciate. That has created positive movement in housing values in most parts of the country.

Call me today to discuss what the supply and demand ratio is for homes similar to yours, in your area.

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Jim Starwalt

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Thinking of Moving? Now is a Great Time to Sell your Lake Villa Home!

Comments (1)

Ridhi Raheja
Movement Mortgage (Illinois) - Naperville, IL
FHA, 203k, VA, Jumbo, PreApproval, Jumbo Home Loan
Jim , great eye catching images . Great information too .
Mar 07, 2013 09:31 AM