Ventura
County Home Sales For Last Month were 26.9 percent below the average number
of sales – 24,115 – the lowest since 1988. Sales haven’t
been above average for any month in more than seven years.
We see multiple reasons for this: The inventory of homes
for sale remains thin in many markets. Investor purchases have fallen. The jump
in home prices and mortgage rates over the past year has priced some people out
of the market, while other would-be buyers struggle with credit hurdles. Also,
some potential move-up buyers are holding back while they weigh whether to
abandon a phenomenally low interest rate on their current mortgage in order to
buy a different home.
If you are renting, this could be your time to buy. There are some
people that have not purchased a home because they are uncomfortable taking on
the obligation of a mortgage. Everyone should realize that, unless you are
living with your parents rent free, you are paying a mortgage - either your
mortgage or your landlord’s.
As a recent paper from the Joint Center for Housing
Studies at Harvard University explains:
“Households must consume housing
whether they own or rent. Not even accounting for more favorable tax treatment
of owning, homeowners pay debt service to pay down their own principal while
households that rent pay down the principal of a landlord plus a rate of
return. That’s yet another reason owning often does—as Americans intuit—end up
making more financial sense than renting.
Also, if you purchase with a 30-year fixed rate mortgage,
your ‘housing
expense’ is locked in over the thirty years for the most part. If you rent,
the one guarantee you will have is that your rent will increase over that same
thirty year time period.
Whether you are looking for a primary residence for the
first time or are considering a vacation home on the shore, owning might make
more sense than renting since prices and interest rates are still at bargain prices.
Many Ventura County Homes
Appreciated by over 20% Last Year. Yours may have now have enough equity to sell
without being “Short”.
Pricing your home
correctly the FIRST TIME is more important than ever!
If you want an accurate idea of what your home is worth Click Here:
You
may now have enough EQUITY in your home to sell WITHOUT
having
to be “short”. If you are thinking about a short sale I can help
you get an accurate
value for your home and get back on your feet.
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