Active Home Buyers -- Taking their time

If you've been looking for a while, taking time to make the money and the idea of the right home work ... you're not alone! The reports are that that is the way it's going, especially right now. 
Now ... as we know about the D-FW market, inventory has picked up a bit and so there's more time and ability to take a good view of what's out there and take a minute to wonder if what's out there is the best fit. Call us and we'll walk with you through the (sometimes crazy) process!

"In the third quarter of 2018, 13% of adults in NAHB’s Housing Trends Report* poll report planning to purchase a home in the next 12 months.  Of that group, 46 percent are not merely planning it, they are already actively engaged in the search for the right home to buy.  And they are spending significant amounts of time looking.  In fact, 54% of those actively engaged in the process have been trying to find the right home for three months or longer.
Why is it taking this long? The number one reason active home buyers gave in the third quarter of 2018 is they can’t find a home at a price they can afford (49%), followed by not being able to find a home with the desired set of features (40%). Not far behind, 38% can’t find a home in the right neighborhood."
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