Glenn Beck, who I often enough mostly agree with, really got my blood boiling the other night with this piece on his show. He did a fairly solid report about the National 
Association of Realtors' (NAR's) Lawrence Yun repeatedly coming out with overly optimistic real estate forecasts. As a Palm Harbor real estate agent that prides herself in telling the truth, I'll agree with Glenn wholeheartedly that this kind of overly optimistic rhetoric from NAR makes me cringe. That being said, it doesn't mean that all Pinellas Real Estate agents are bottom feeding sharks (by the way, did any of you catch Discovery Channel's "shark week" that just ended?!).
Glenn sadly went on to make the points that buying a home now isn't a good idea and that Realtors shouldn't be trusted because all we're interested in is the profit. I was hugely disappointed. So, for the record:
- Now is a HORRIBLE time to sell. Don't do it unless you have to and can wait probably 5+++ years. Unless, of course, you're selling so you can buy up, which makes it THE optimum time to do so! And, granted, often times people really want to sell for tons of different personal reasons - and hey, yes, we're more than happy to assist.
- Now IS a GREAT time to buy if you're financing. Prices are down (as is the case with these luxury clearwater condos), interest rates are climbing and loans are harder to get with each passing day. Trying to time further Dunedin home price drops against rising interest rates and loan availability is read read of story here
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