Lisa's Real Estate Blog

It may be my own opinion, but I would like to thank the media for bringing fear to the American people about the current economic condition. I hear people tell me over and over again, “we are going to wait until the beginning of next year before we do anything” and “we are just going to rent right now”. So, I arrive home from work a little earlier, because my clients are deciding to wait to buy and wait to sell. Buying and selling a home is an important decision in a person’s life. I understand some of their concerns. But there are others that I have spoken with, and many more that I have not had the pleasure to meet just yet; and they don’t know that now is a fantastic time to buy a home. Interest rates are low. Email me and I will send you a graph showing interest rates for the past 30 years. Interest rates are low. There is a lot of inventory on the market. Sellers are more willing to negotiate with buyers. This does not mean that people are giving their houses away. This means that a buyer may be able to get a very fair price for the home, maybe get more of the repairs completed that the buyer requests or seller pay closing costs.