Monday, February 15, 2016

Spring housing season kicks off with record short supply











Open House signage is displayed outside of a home for sale in Redondo Beach, California.CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THE STORY FROM DIANA ATCNBC

Neal Paskvan is a full time Realtor  specOn a snowy Tuesday in early February, Jessie and Mark Sciulli toured a home in the northern suburbs of Washington, D.C., that wasn't listed for sale yet. Relocating their family back home from overseas, the couple was in town for just two days and had to see as much as possible. Their agent didn't have enough active listings to show, so she went after homes she knew were coming soon.

It is the same story for home buyers nationwide: There is precious, record little for sale.
"I feel like there is not a lot of inventory right now, so that does make us a little bit nervous, because we think there is going to be a lot more offered in two or three weeks, so I'd say for sure we feel that stress," said Jessie.
Open House signage is displayed outside of a home for sale in Redondo Beach, California.
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Open House signage is displayed outside of a home for sale in Redondo Beach, California.
Presidents Day weekend is traditionally seen by real estate agents and homebuilders as the start of the spring housing market — the busiest time of year for home sales. The number of listings always rises, and it will this year as well, but inventory is already so low to begin with that even the new listings will not be nearly enough.
"I think inventory is going to remain tight. The closer you are to urban centers, the tighter the inventory, because the demand ializing in Downers grove, Darien,Woodridge, Westmont and Du page county Real Estate

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