«The buyers we see in the area around Rio Grande are
second home buyers who live outside Puerto Rico,» says Ramos.
Of
the second home buyers who financed their purchase with a mortgage, nearly half made a 30 percent or more downpayment.
Not exact matches
Currently at record high levels, BCHP funding will increase debt for many
home buyers who take advantage of this program, as it will serve as a
second mortgage owed to the British Columbia Housing Management Corporation.
If you've grown weary of spending your summer in hotels and vacation rentals, consider joining the nearly one million
buyers who purchased
second homes last year.
They encompass the curious (a surge in the number of 20 - year - olds
who knit; the increased popularity of archery) and the intriguing (growing numbers of Latino Protestants;
second -
home buyers).
Most
home buyers who buy a vacation
home will have to pay a
second mortgage and meet higher credit standards since they are more likely to take on larger amounts of debt.
Sixty - four percent of
home buyers think that
homes are overpriced, unchanged from the
second quarter and up from 59 percent of
home buyers who thought
homes were overpriced in the first quarter.
Mr. Fleming explains that a 15 - year fixed loan is good for a
second - or third - time
home -
buyer, or a first - time
home -
buyer who has a more significant down payment.
If you've grown weary of spending your summer in hotels and vacation rentals, consider joining the nearly one million
buyers who purchased
second homes last year.
As an illustration, a
buyer in Miami
who plans to make a 20 % downpayment on a $ 600,000
home may opt for a first mortgage of $ 453,100 and a
second, piggybacked mortgage of $ 55,900 for a total of $ 480,000 — or, 80 % of the purchase price.
The Caravan's unique Stow «n Go seating, available in both the
second and third rows, is also a huge plus for
buyers who don't want to wrestle heavy seats out of the way whenever they need to go on a
Home Depot run or help a single friend move.
Buyers who do own more than one
second home in an area will have to consider the
second of their properties as an investment
home.
They may come back and say the
home is only worth 900k which means
buyers won't pay more than that or risk having to go to an alternative lender
who charges rates at 9 % — 12 % for
second mortgages.
Painter pointed out that areas with declining
home values could see prices stabilize thanks to a wave of first - time
home buyers who speak English as a
second language.
Practitioners
who specialize in
second homes, resort, and vacation properties are now faced with a more savvy
buyer because of Airbnb, says Holly Mabery, RSPS, SRS, an agent with Realty One Group Mountain Desert in Sedona, Ariz. «Traditionally, short - term rentals were held behind the magic curtain, and you had to work with an agent
who specialized in them to get a feel for values and return on investment,» she says.
Naturally, Quintin says, about 90 percent of the
buyers who come here are looking for a
second home.
This annual survey offers a wealth of information for those
who serve the
second -
home market, including information about purchase prices, property and financing characteristics,
buyer motivations and expectations, and short - term rentals.
Gunn says many of her clients are
second -
home buyers who want to vacation in San Francisco.
Home buyers who plan to search for a house during the
second half of 2017, or early 2018, should be prepared for stiff competition.
Forty - six percent of
home buyers in Texas now believe that
home prices are over valued by less than ten percent vs. 27 %
who so believed in the
second quarter Texas
home prices survey.
In the current survey 22 % of
home buyers thought
home prices were fairly valued vs 22 % in the first quarter of 2010, vs. 23 % in the fourth quarter of 2009, vs. 24 %
who so believed in the third quarter, vs. 18 %
who so believed in the
second quarter Florida
home prices survey and vs. 15 %
who so believed in the first quarter 2009 Florida
home prices survey.
Second, our research can help agents assist
home buyers who are competing with higher offers to negotiate with a non-financial bargaining chip.
In the current survey 22 % of
home buyers thought
home prices were fairly valued vs 23 % in the fourth quarter of 2009, vs. 24 %
who so believed in the third quarter, vs. 18 %
who so believed in the
second quarter Florida
home prices survey and vs. 15 %
who so believed in the first quarter Florida
home prices survey.
Thirty - two percent of New York
home buyers thought
homes were overpriced in their state by 10 - 20 % vs. 31 % in the fourth quarter of 2009, vs. 47 % in the third quarter, 24 % in the
second quarter and 33 %
who thought so in the first quarter New York
home prices survey.
In the
second quarter, thirty - two percent of Texas
home buyers believed that
home prices were over valued by 10 - 20 % vs. 12 %
who now believe the same.
New York
home buyers saw
homes as less fairly valued in the first quarter of 2010 than they did in the fourth quarter of 2009 with 18 % of
home buyers in the Empire State believing
homes were fairly valued vs. 19 %
who believed so in the fourth quarter, vs. 14 %
who believed so in the third quarter and 21 %
who so believed in the
second quarter.
Fifty - four percent of New Jersey
home buyers saw
homes as overpriced by 10 - 20 % vs. 59 % of
home buyers who thought so in the third quarter vs 34 % of
home buyers who thought so in the
second quarter survey.
Forty - four percent of New Jersey
home buyers saw
homes as overpriced by 10 - 20 % vs. 54 % of
home buyers who thought so in the fourth quarter vs. 59 % of
home buyers who thought so in the third quarter and vs. 34 % of
home buyers who thought so in the
second quarter survey.
Twelve percent of New Jersey
home buyers think
homes are fairly priced vs. 9 %
who thought so in the fourth quarter vs. 8 % in the third quarter and 23 %
who thought so in the
second quarter (see question 3).
With low prices and mortgage rates still available in most parts of the country, affluent
buyers — or those
who have always dreamed of a cabin on a lake — are making their move and purchasing
second homes in exotic locations to be used as vacation getaways.
(see question 3) Forty - eight percent of California
home buyers still believe that
homes are over priced as they did in the fourth quarter vs. 65 %
who so believed in the
second quarter.
In the
second quarter only 18 % of
home buyers thought that
homes in the Golden State were fairly valued vs. 34 %
who think so in the current survey.