Many people trying to sell homes find that an increase in home prices, combined with
a limited inventory of homes for sale in parts of the country, have tilted the market in their favor.
Currently, in the metro Chicago real estate market and across much of northern Illinois, the seller - buyer confronts an active market with rising prices and strong demand but a relatively
limited inventory of homes for sale.
This is the result of strong demand from buyers and
a limited inventory of homes for sale.
With
limited inventory of homes for sale, buyers will continue to face competition when bidding on homes — even for million - dollar homes.
There are a number of factors playing into this:
The limited inventory of homes for sale feeds price gains.
Not exact matches
CoreLogic's chief economist, Frank Nothaft, said, «Growing numbers
of first - time homebuyers find
limited for -
sale inventory for lower - priced
homes, leading to both higher rates
of price growth
for starter
homes and further erosion
of affordability.»
«Sellers continue to benefit from
limited inventory, getting top dollar
for their
homes, and, as a result, overall
sales are at a record high,» says Adam Contos, co-CEO
of RE / MAX, «but buyers shouldn't be discouraged.
«Constrained
inventory will continue to
limit the recovery
of the housing market, and it doesn't seem likely that we're going to see a surge in the number
of homes for sale as the spring
home buying season approaches,» Ten - X Executive Vice President Rick Sharga said about the forecast.
Increased competition
for the
limited inventory of non-distressed property listings helped push the average
home sales - to - listing price ratio to 95.6 percent in June, the highest in three years, according to the Campbell / Inside Mortgage Finance HousingPulse Tracking Survey.
The net result
of rising demand and
limited for -
sale inventory is a continued appreciation in
home prices.»
«Constrained
inventory will continue to
limit the recovery
of the housing market, and it doesn't seem likely that we're going to see a surge in the number
of homes for sale as the spring
home buying season approaches,» Ten - X Executive Vice President Rick Sharga said.
(MCT)-- It may still be hard to find the
home of your dreams with the
limited inventory for sale.