Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Home Buyer Confidence is Up in Boston!


Good news if you are thinking of selling your Boston home this fall! Recently released data from Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey shows that the Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) has increased 2.2 points in July to 93.7, a new survey high! Five of the six HPSI components increased month over month with an 8-percentage point increase in the net “Confidence About Not Losing Job” component, which drove the index higher.

As home prices have increased and buyer confidence goes up, more and more Boston homeowners have realized that now is a good time to sell their homes in order to take advantage of the extra equity they now have. 

Doug Duncan, Vice President & Chief Economist at Fannie Mae, had this to say about the recent survey:

“Consumer job confidence and favorable mortgage rate expectations lifted the HPSI to a new survey high in July, despite ongoing housing supply and affordability challenges. Consumers appear to have shaken off a winter slump in sentiment amid strong income gains. Therefore, sentiment is positioned to take advantage of any supply that comes to market, particularly in the affordable category. However, recent financial market events following when the survey data were collected could weigh on consumer views looking ahead.”

Boston home buyer demand continues to outpace the supply of homes for sale, which has driven prices up across the country as well. All of this boils down to if you are considering listing your Boston home for sale this year, now is the time! Selling a home is an exciting and complex adventure. Contact a Boston, MA real estate agent to get the selling process underway!

Lucas Garofalo
Keller Williams Realty
(617) 861-3631
Lucas@LucasBostonHomes.com

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