Move up Buyer?? Better do it Now!!

New reports are revealing that the number of existing home owners purchasing a house is beginning to increase. Some are moving up, some are downsizing and others are making a lateral move. Another study shows that over 75% of these buyers will, in fact, be in that first category: a move-up buyer. We want to address this group of buyers in today’s blog post.

There is no way for us to predict the future but we can look at what happened over the last year. Let’s look at buyers that considered moving up last year but decided to wait instead.

Assume they had a home worth $300,000 and were looking at a home for $400,000 (putting 10% down they would get a mortgage of $360,000). By waiting, their house appreciated by 12% over the last year (national average based on the Case Shiller Pricing Index). Their home would now be worth $308,000. But, the $400,000 home would now be worth $448,000 (requiring a mortgage of $403,200).

See the table showing what the additional monthly cost would be incurred by waiting.

 If your family sees yourself in this situation, it may make sense to move now rather than later. Prices are definitely appreciating and interest rates are beginning to rise.  Look at this 13 Year Mortgage Rate Summary!

 When you are ready to "Move Up", give us a call!

Rich Ayers is a licensed Real Estate Managing Broker in Illinois.  Ayers Realty Group has EXPERIENCED Brokers who specialize in Residential and Investment real estate in Naperville, Oswego, Plainfield and the surrounding suburbs of Chicago. We also own and manage multiple investment properties and help real estate investors find, buy, fix, rent and sell their investments. We are experienced Short Sale experts and hold the CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert and SFR (Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource) Designations. Visit our website  at www.AyersTeam.com or follow us on Facebook or connect on LinkedIN.