When is the Ideal Time to Purchase Sarasota Homes for Sale?

Posted: Feb 21, 2011 |Comments: 0 |

Clearly, home buyers want to get their home at lowest possible price. Sadly, there is no crystal ball informing us when home prices will be at their lowest. There will never be an "official announcement" explaining that the housing market is now officially as low as it can go. The free market just doesn't work like that. The truth is, we won't really know when the real estate market has hit bottom until AFTER the fact. It is something the majority of people will look back at and say, "I wish I purchased my home a couple of months ago" or "Wow, I can't believe real estate prices have actually increased over the last several months."

Well, based on the latest statistics just released by Metrostudy, the nation's top provider of housing information, it does seem to appear that the Sarasota real estate market is now at the "after" point. If you're looking for Sarasota homes for sale, it appears that the perfect time to buy might have been last fall...the fall of 2010.

The Metrostudy report provides numerous statistics that show the Sarasota real estate market is on the rise, such as a decrease in inventory by 14% during 2010 and an increase in closings by 18% for the same year. Not only that, the majority of closings in Sarasota happened in the 4th quarter making it the best quarter in many years. We believe these statistics can only lead to one thing...Sarasota homes for sale will start to increase in price. Our recent experience with the Sarasota real estate market seems to confirm our prediction as one of our clients just bought a home in Sarasota for $6,000 above asking price.

Unfortunately for buyers, not only do we believe prices are going to increase, but interest rates are on the rise as well. A 30-year fixed rate last fall slipped to as little as 4.1% and today it stands at just over 5% and all signs point to this trend continuing. It seems that last fall might have been the "perfect storm" for buying a home in Sarasota…Interest rates were at record lows and home values were at an all time low.

Then again, that doesn't necessarily mean it is too late to buy a home in Sarasota. The truth is, if prices do start to rise they will do so slowly. We do not believe we will ever see the days when this part of Florida saw an increase of 42% in less than a couple of years. Those times are long gone. And, while interest rates are on the rise, they are still quite low. Even 6% is very low historically. With that said though, if you've been sitting on the fence waiting around for the real estate market to hit bottom, it's time for you to get off that fence.

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