Potential First-Time Home Buyers Say Now Is The Time To Buy
Posted by TheHomeCart.com on Monday, March 30th, 2009 at 11:14am.In a survey of 1,000 prospective first-time home buyers, 78 percent of the respondents said now is a good time to buy a home despite widespread concern about the economy, Daily Real Estate News reported on March 26. Also, 68 percent said now is a better time to buy than six months ago. The survey was conducted in early March for the CENTURY 21 First-Time Home Buyer Survey.
Prices are the driving motivation for potential first-time home buyers. Eighty-five percent consider current home prices affordable. Most respondents are in the market for single family homes.
More than half of potential first-time home buyers are considering purchasing a foreclosed or short sale home, and 63 percent are open to purchasing either a “fixer-upper” or “as-is” home.
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