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6. SPEAKING OF
SPARCITY
Hopefully, the research you do will be Whatever the reasons, all the homes
in your favour and will show that you many people in the younger generations
have plenty of options waiting for you. aspire to are still occupied by people in
the older generations. Their move-up
But just thinking about the chance
houses aren’t being sold and moved out
that there may not be a lot of options of for them to buy and move into.
for you to choose from and that you’ll
have to jump on any opportunity that In terms of simple supply and demand, if
comes up may have made you feel there are less move-up homes available,
anxious. Here’s the silver lining to that scarcity is created, which allows for
feeling you may have gotten: That higher values and sales prices.
may also be how the potential buyers
for your current house feel. Obviously, this entirely depends upon
the local market. Despite what you may
For years, economists and housing see on TV, hear on the radio, or read
analysts have been predicting a flood online or in a magazine, housing trends
of homes hitting the market due to and property values are extremely local.
the baby boomers getting to an age Most of what you may see or hear is
where they would be downsizing at broad and general, and it tends to look at
the same time. So far, that flood things on a national level. So make sure
hasn’t occurred in most areas. to ask your agent to give you an idea of
how scarce your home is.
People aren’t retiring or downsizing at
ages that were predicted. Many If you’re on the fence about whether you
people work longer than anticipated want to downsize now or perhaps wait a
and often don’t retire at all. Expected while longer, make sure to take all of this
life spans are increasing, and people into consideration. If there are few
are often healthier and more vibrant move-up homes available in your market
than past generations as they get currently due to the fact that many Baby
older. Some people like where they Boomers are still staying in their houses,
are living and perhaps have family in you may want to consider capitalizing on
the area still, so they see no need to this and selling your house before
move. everyone else does as well.
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