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Price Adjustments and the 2023 Market

Lamacchia Realty

PRICE ADJUSTMENTS AND THE 2023 MARKET In March 2022, it was clear that the market was changing from a frenzied post-pandemic scene to one where it was assumed that rising mortgage rates would slow it down and help inventory finally rise back up. Inventory didn’t increase at the rate most assumed it would.

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Buyers, Don’t Make These House Hunting Mistakes!

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Obtain a mortgage pre-approval before going into any open house. Settling Because You Think There’s Nothing Better In a typical year, the inventory of homes on the market fluctuates as the year progresses. In 2021, buyers continued to see low inventory and high demand and as we head into 2022, we will see much of the same thing.

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Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market

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In early March it was becoming clear that the market was changing from a frenzied post-pandemic scene to one where rising mortgage rates would slow it down and help inventory finally rise back up. For the past few years, with inventory at historically low levels , sellers were coming pretty close to naming their price and buyers were paying.

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How Many Homes Should I See Before Making an Offer?

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Open minds are key. It is the age of technology, so most buyers see lots of homes online before ever setting foot in an open house or a private showing. While we’ve seen some relief from historically low inventory levels from last year through this past spring, buyers are still dealing with higher competition.

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Price Adjustments in 2021: Tis the Season

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Inventory is still very tight despite a slight increase, and as you can see in the chart below from our Massachusetts Updates page , the percentage of homes placed under agreement out of total inventory is still higher than it ever has been but its noticeably lower than it was in the first six months of the year.

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The value of a house is NOT determined by the number of offers

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For almost 12 months, the market inventory has been so low that buyers have become used to bidding wars. It was rare to find a properly priced home for sale that wasn’t receiving multiple over-asking offers after a mobbed open house. Although historically speaking its still very high as you can see compared to prior years.

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Are You A “Want-To-Be” Seller in 2022?

Lamacchia Realty

A lot of people are wondering about how the current situation impacts otherwise normal questions about inventory and when the right time would be to list. Inventory started low in 2020, and then dropped even lower in March 2020 during the stay-at-home mandates. appeared first on Lamacchia Realty.

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