Happy New Year! As your Boston real estate agent, I hope you
enjoyed your holidays and ringing in a new year. It’s time to start thinking
about your real estate goals for 2014. Is this the year you’ll buy a Boston home? Is this the year you’ll sell your Boston home? Would you like to move up
or to downsize this year? Will you do some remodeling? You’ve got a fresh slate
and tons of options!
To help you decide, I’d like to fill you in on the current
conditions of the Boston real estate market and 2014 predictions from industry
experts. This information can help you set up a time lime for when to
accomplish your home-buying or home-selling goals.
According to the latest Existing Home Sales Report from the
National Association of Realtors, existing home sales are 1.2 percent lower
than last year. This could be due to the cold and snowy weather we’ve been
getting, and from low inventory.
However, home prices are soaring and are up 9.4 percent from
last year! That’s great news for Boston homeowners hoping to sell this year.
Inventory is five percent greater than it was a year ago, and hopefully on a continued
trend upward. Distressed sales are also down, accounting for only 14 percent of
all sales. Last year, they were 22 percent.
Industry experts’ predictions for the coming year include:
- Stabilizing inventory. Boston home sellers will finally arrive to the Boston real estate market as home prices continue upward and homebuyers are eager to buy. This will increase the inventory, which is great news, because there is not currently enough inventory to meet buyer demand!
- Positive equity. While many Boston homeowners have been dealing with negative equity, as the housing market continues to recover, so do home values and equity. As more homeowners reach positive equity, more will be apt to sell, also leading to rising inventory.
- Increasing mortgage rates. As the housing recovery continues, mortgage rate will continue to increase. This will cause Boston homebuyers to buy quickly, beating rising rates. Boston home sellers who are looking to move to a larger home will also want to sell quickly, to receive a low rate for their new home.
Foreclosure activity is expected to continue dropping, and
as everything recovers and returns back to normal levels, home affordability
will decline. More information on these real estate predictions can be viewed here.
What does all this mean? It means that if you want to sell your Boston home, this is the year! The smart thing to do would be to sell
sooner than later, in order to beat the rising inventory and competition from new
homes. If you’d like to buy a Boston home, sooner is better also, before mortgage rates rise
and buyer competition arrives on the market.
Need help accomplishing your 2014 real estate goals? Contact
me, your Boston real estate agent! That’s what I’m here for!
Phone: 617-642-7585
Email: pf@pattifine.com
Patti Fine Real Estate
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