08/05/2021
Despite what you might think, the market is not going to be crashing anytime soon🏠📈 Here’s a quick breakdown of why it isn’t as I’ve been receiving a lot of questions.
1. People who have loans now are qualified. Back in 2008 when the market crashed, lenders did not have the same restrictions they do now when handing out loans. Millions of homeowners were being foreclosed on. Today, there is not nearly as many delinquencies.
2. Inflation. The pandemic has caused the government to print more money than ever before. Everything is going up in price, not just the housing market.
3. Supply and demand. We are at a record low inventory since we started recording the amount of listings on the market in 1980. There are usually about 2 1/2 million listings at a time in the US, right now it’s down to about 1 1/2 million. No one wants to sell as people are enjoying their home appreciating and staying put due to the pandemic.
4. Low interest rates. We are at record low rates for 30 year and 15 year mortgages. Who wouldn’t want to buy right now???
5. Millennials. It’s obvious the population is rapidly growing, but especially right now you’re starting to see the huge wave of first time homebuyers coming into the market. More and more people are coming into this world and need housing! Rents are starting to become pricier than buying a home.
If you combine everything together you get skyrocketing home prices that are predicted to last the next 2-4 years in most areas (especially Texas, Florida, Arizona, and Nevada). Now is the best time to buy, don’t wait for the “bubble” to burst as the market is only going to rise. Expect double digit appreciation the next few years and then for the market to level off. The only thing that is going to level off the market is higher interest-rates, which won’t suddenly increase. Interest rates, when they do increase, will slowly rise. Don’t hesitate to buy right now. You won’t see prices the same in the next few years. Don’t think your rent will stay the same price either.
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