Top 10 Reasons why December is a good time to BUY a HOME
TOP 10 REASONS WHY DECEMBER IS A GOOD TIME TO BUY A HOME
- Interest Rates are still near historically 40 year lows. I remember when I purchased my first home in 1990, 17 years ago. The interest rate on the loan was 10% and I qualified for that rate because I had a high credit score. It was not a sub-prime rate.
Builders offer some of their best prices and incentives at year end. Home builders need to reduce their year end inventory to avoid carrying them on their books into the new year. The level of discounts and incentives always decrease the first of the year.- Resale home prices are lower during the winter months. Since there are less buyers looking to purchase Spring TX homes during the winter months, sellers are more willing to negotiate. Home prices are lower during the winter months than during the summer months. There’s more demand for homes in the summer and increased demands translates into increased home prices.
- You still have time to qualify for your homestead exemption. If you purchase and move into your Spring Texas home by January 1st, you may qualify for the homestead exemption. The home has to be your primary residence in order for you to qualify for the exemption. A homestead exemption will reduce your Spring Texas real estate taxes.
- No immediate yard work required. Unlike the other times of the year, there is no yard work required during the winter months. At least that is true in Spring TX where the majority of homeowners do not even know what a snow shovel looks like.
- Buying a home is still a good investment. Appreciation occurs on the entire value of the home. Not just the portion of the home that you actually own which is your down payment.
- Movers have more availability. With fewer moves occurring during December, movers have more availability. You have more selection of move dates and times and access to the movers best crews.
- Buy before your rent increases. The rental market is tightening. You will probably experience a rental increase at your next renewal term.
- The Spring Texas real estate market is stable. We have not experienced the rapid price appreciations and decreases of other real estate markets. Due to the balanced supply and demand of the Spring Texas real estate market, we have experienced slow and steady growth. There is less risk that the value of your home will decrease in our market.
- Buy before the credit market tightens further. The loan product that you can qualify for today may not be available tomorrow.
Builders offer some of their best prices and incentives at year end. Home builders need to reduce their year end inventory to avoid carrying them on their books into the new year. The level of discounts and incentives always decrease the first of the year.Read also:
Jill Wente, Realtor® with BHG Gary Greene, CRS, MCNE - (281) 804-8626
Jill Wente's hometown is Effingham, Illinois. She earned a B.S. degree in Accounting from EIU in Charleston, Illinois. Jill has been a licensed full-time Realtor with Better Homes and Gardens Gary Greene since 2003. She has been a consistent winner of the Houston Five Star Real Estate Agent award for providing quality service to clients.
