February, 2021 - Wheeler Ranch Realty

It’s a Sellers’ Market [INFOGRAPHIC]

For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Infographics, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing / By zebrastripes123

Some Highlights

Over the past year, homeowners have gained an unprecedented opportunity to sell with great success while buyer demand is soaring.
With homes selling twice as fast as they did last year at this time, getting multiple offers, and risin…

Are There Going to Be More Homes to Buy This Year?

Buying Myths, Distressed Properties, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Foreclosures, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, New Construction, Selling Myths / By zebrastripes123

$\"Are$ If you’re looking for a home to purchase right now and having trouble finding one, you’re not alone. At a time like this when there are so few houses for sale, it’s normal to wonder if you’ll actually find one to buy. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), across the country, inventory of […]

How Much Leverage Do Today’s House Sellers Have?

For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, New Construction, Pricing, Selling Myths / By zebrastripes123

$\"How$ The housing market has been scorching hot over the last twelve months. Buyers and their high demand have far outnumbered sellers and a short supply of houses. According to the latest Existing Home Sales Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), sales are up 23.7% from the same time last year while the inventory […]

The Reason Mortgage Rates Are Projected to Increase and What It Means for You

Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers / By zebrastripes123

$\"The$ We’re currently experiencing historically low mortgage rates. Over the last fifty years, the average on a Freddie Mac 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has been 7.76%. Today, that rate is 2.81%. Flocks of homebuyers have been taking advantage of these remarkably low rates over the last twelve months. However, there’s no guarantee rates will remain this low […]

Where Have All the Houses Gone?

For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Pricing, Selling Myths / By zebrastripes123

$\"Where$ In today’s housing market, it seems harder than ever to find a home to buy. Before the health crisis hit us a year ago, there was already a shortage of homes for sale. When many homeowners delayed their plans to sell at the same time that more buyers aimed to take advantage of record-low mortgage […]

Home Mortgage Rates by Decade [INFOGRAPHIC]

First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Infographics, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers / By zebrastripes123

Some Highlights

Mortgage interest rates have dropped considerably over the past year, and compared to what we’ve seen in recent decades, it’s a great time to buy a home.
Locking in a low rate today could save you thousands of dollars over the lifeti…

February 2021