{"id":61,"date":"2024-03-28T14:10:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T19:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twilabertrand.sites.c21.homes\/?p=61"},"modified":"2024-03-28T14:10:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T19:10:39","slug":"home-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twilabertrand.sites.c21.homes\/?p=61","title":{"rendered":"Is it Easier to Find a Home to Buy Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Is It Easier To Find a Home To Buy Now?<\/a><\/h2>\n

Article from Keeping Current Matters<\/p>\n

For Buyers,\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Buying Myths<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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One of the biggest hurdles buyers have faced over the past few years has been a lack of homes available for sale. But that\u2019s starting to change.<\/p>\n

The graph below uses the latest data from\u00a0<\/strong>Realtor.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to show there are more homes on the market in 2024 than there have been in any of the past several years (2021-2023):<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Does That Mean Finding a Home Is Easier?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The answer is yes, and no. As an article from\u00a0Realtor.com<\/em>\u00a0says<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/em>There were nearly 15% more homes for sale in February than a year earlier<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0. . . That alone could jolt the housing market a bit if more \u201cFor Sale\u201d signs continue to appear.\u00a0<\/em>However, the nation is still suffering from a housing shortage even with all of that new inventory.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Context is important. On the one hand, inventory is up over the past few years. That means you\u2019ll likely have more options to choose from as you search for your\u00a0next home<\/a>.\u00a0 In Angelina County, our current inventory levels in Feb 2024 are 41% higher than this time in 2023!<\/p>\n

But, at the same time, the graph above also shows there are still significantly fewer homes for sale than there would usually be in a more normal, pre-pandemic market. And that deficit isn\u2019t going to be reversed overnight.\u00a0 That is why we are still in a seller’s market in most price ranges.<\/p>\n

What Does This Mean for You?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

You might find a few more choices now than in recent years, but you shouldn\u2019t expect a ton of options.<\/p>\n

To help you explore the growing list of choices you have now, team up with a local real estate agent you trust. They can really help you understand the inventory situation where you\u00a0want to buy<\/a>. That\u2019s because real estate is local. An experienced agent can share some\u00a0smart tips<\/a>\u00a0they\u2019ve used to help other\u00a0buyers<\/a>\u00a0in your area deal with ongoing low housing supply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bottom Line<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re thinking about\u00a0buying a home<\/a>, let\u2019s\u00a0team up<\/a>. That way, you\u2019ll be\u00a0up to date<\/a>\u00a0on everything that could affect\u00a0your move<\/a>, including how many homes are for sale right now.<\/p>\n

Contact me directly anytime for any questions about real estate and I will be happy to help!<\/p>\n

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Real Estate Agent Serving buyers and sellers in Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Huntington, and all of East Texas since 2012!<\/p>\n

Twila Bertrand, REALTOR<\/p>\n

CENTURY 21\u00a0 Cota Realty<\/p>\n

1306 N Medford Drive, Lufkin Tx 75901<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twilabertrand.sites.c21.homes\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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A link to my Zillow website with many of my customer reviews is below:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.zillow.com\/profile\/Twila%20Bertrand<\/a><\/p>\n

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Is It Easier To Find a Home To Buy Now? Article from Keeping Current Matters Thursday March 28th, 2024\u00a0For Buyers,\u00a0Buying Myths One of the biggest hurdles buyers have faced over the past few years has been a lack of homes available for sale. But that\u2019s starting to change. The graph below uses the latest data […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":194391,"featured_media":66,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-estate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/twilabertrand.sites.c21.homes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/twilabertrand.sites.c21.homes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/twilabertrand.sites.c21.homes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twilabertrand.sites.c21.homes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/194391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twilabertrand.sites.c21.homes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/twilabertrand.sites.c21.homes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65,"href":"https:\/\/twilabertrand.sites.c21.homes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions\/65"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twilabertrand.sites.c21.homes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/twilabertrand.sites.c21.homes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twilabertrand.sites.c21.homes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twilabertrand.sites.c21.homes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}