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MARKET SNAPSHOT: WHY SHOULD YOU BUY A VALLEJO HOME NOW INSTEAD OF WAITING?

By
Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Gold DRE# 01494298

The year 2013 can be categorized by a significant

turnaround in the housing market across the nation.

While lack of homes available for sale constrained

home sales in many markets across California, it

contributed to a substantial increase in home prices.

Existing single family sales for 2013 are predicted to

fall 2.1 percent short of 2012 sales, yet median home

prices are expected to show a 28 percent

improvement over 2012-- with the median reaching

$408,600. Please remember every market has its own market

including VALLEJO REAL ESTATE.

The increase in home prices coupled with a

percentage point increase in mortgage interest rates

led to a sharp decrease in affordability. Despite

decreased affordability, current market conditions

still warrant buying a home sooner rather than later.

First, interest rates are still at historical lows but are

poised to increase in 2014. Over the past year,

mortgage interest rates increased by about one

percentage point, from about 3.5 percent to 4.5

percent. On average, a half percentage point

fluctuation in the mortgage rate changes the

payment by $100 per month on a median priced

home of $415,770. Most of the predictions for 2014

put the 30-year fixed rate mortgage at 5.3 percent

The median price of Vallejo homes are at around $220,000

and inventory for Vallejo homes as of today is 137 homes.

If you thinking of buying in Vallejo or areas near Vallejo 

give Tim Garton a call 707-315-5555. A Vallejo REMAX REALTOR