{"id":7605,"date":"2022-02-16T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T11:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/?p=7605"},"modified":"2022-02-16T06:00:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T11:00:12","slug":"more-people-are-planning-to-buy-a-home-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/?p=7605","title":{"rendered":"More People Are Planning To Buy a Home Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220216-KCM-Share-549x300-1.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"More People Are Planning To Buy a Home Soon | Simplifying The Market\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220216-KCM-Share-549x300-1.jpg 549w, https:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/15124326\/20220216-KCM-Share.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\"><\/p>\n<p>While some homeowners may be tempted to hold off until spring to list their houses, you should know \u2013 <strong>homebuyers aren\u2019t waiting<\/strong>. Demand is high today as more people are trying to beat rising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2022\/02\/02\/the-top-indicator-if-you-want-to-know-where-mortgage-rates-are-heading\/?a=616460-ab6caa3a6a8f085fc17c865a33a506b4\">mortgage rates<\/a>. As a result, eager buyers are entering the market or moving their plans up so they can make their purchases as soon as possible.<span id=\"more-46016\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conference-board.org\/data\/consumerconfidence.cfm\"><em>Consumer Confidence Survey<\/em><\/a> finds that, of those surveyed, the percentage of people planning to buy over the next six months has increased substantially since last fall (<em>see graph below<\/em>):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220216-MEM-Eng-1.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46018\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220216-MEM-Eng-1.png\" alt=\"More People Are Planning To Buy a Home Soon | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220216-MEM-Eng-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/15124327\/20220216-MEM-Eng-1-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the graph shows, the number of consumers fast-tracking their plans to purchase a home has crept up over the past three months. That indicates many buyers are evaluating their strategy and realizing they should act sooner rather than later. And for homeowners planning to sell, it\u2019s a signal that now may be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2022\/02\/10\/want-top-dollar-for-your-house-nows-the-time-to-list-it\/?a=616460-ab6caa3a6a8f085fc17c865a33a506b4\">time to list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While more people are moving their plans up, others are actively putting theirs in motion. Time on the market is a great indication that homebuyers are motivated and moving quickly. According to a recent <em>realtor.com<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.move.com\/2022-02-08-Realtor-com-R-Housing-Report-Homebuying-Competition-Kicks-Off-2022-with-the-Fastest-Moving-January-Ever\">report<\/a>, <strong>the average home sold faster this January than any January on record.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Danielle Hale, Chief Economist at <em>realtor.com,<\/em> notes:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHomes sold at a record-fast January pace, <strong>suggesting that buyers are more active than usual for this time of year.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>What Does That Mean for You?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Homebuyers are rethinking their strategies and moving their plans forward. Others are making their moves today. <strong>That means<\/strong> <strong>demand for your house isn\u2019t just increasing \u2013 it\u2019s high right now<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And because there are so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2022\/01\/20\/buyers-want-to-know-why-is-housing-supply-still-so-low\/?a=616460-ab6caa3a6a8f085fc17c865a33a506b4\">few homes<\/a> available for determined purchasers to choose from, if you\u2019re planning to sell your house this year, doing so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2022\/01\/05\/why-waiting-to-sell-your-house-could-cost-you-a-small-fortune\/?a=616460-ab6caa3a6a8f085fc17c865a33a506b4\">sooner<\/a> means you can take advantage of high <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2022\/01\/18\/sellers-dont-wait-until-spring-to-make-your-move\/?a=616460-ab6caa3a6a8f085fc17c865a33a506b4\">buyer demand<\/a> before more houses are listed in your neighborhood. Why is this important? Because as more houses are put up for sale, buyers will have more options. But until then, your house will be in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With so many buyers eager to make a purchase, you could benefit by listing your house soon. To understand how strong buyer demand is in our area, let\u2019s connect so you can start making your plans today.<\/p>\n<p>Content previously posted on Keeping Current Matters<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/15124326\/20220216-KCM-Share-549x300.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"More People Are Planning To Buy a Home Soon | Simplifying The Market\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block;margin-bottom: 5px;clear:both;max-width: 100%\">While some homeowners may be tempted to hold off until spring to list their houses, you should know \u2013 homebuyers aren\u2019t waiting. Demand is high today as more people are trying to beat rising mortgage rates. As a result, eager buyers are entering the market or moving their plans up so they can make their [\u2026]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,85,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-for-sellers","category-housing-market-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7605\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}