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There is a version of the housing market story that gets told over and over, and it goes like this: prices are high, rates are high, nothing is affordable, and the only people buying<\/a> are the ones with cash. That version is not wrong, exactly. It is just incomplete.<\/p>\n

The arithmetic<\/a> here is brutal and worth understanding clearly. A buyer who financed a $400,000 home at three percent in 2021 pays roughly $1,686 per month on principal and interest. That same loan at a seven percent rate costs $2,661. Those numbers explain why the market froze rather than crashed when rates moved higher. Volume collapsed. Prices mostly did not.<\/p>\n

Affordability, by the standard measure of what share of median household<\/a> income goes toward the monthly payment on a median-priced home, is near its worst level<\/a> since the early 1980s. That is a real problem, and it is not going away quickly. That measure being at a historical extreme does not automatically produce a correction. What it means, practically, is that the pool of qualified buyers is smaller than it was three years ago.<\/p>\n

Shop at least three lenders<\/a> before you commit to one. A 0.25 percent gap between two lenders’ quotes<\/a> adds up to real money that most buyers leave on the table by taking the first offer they receive. Lender fees vary too. Do not compare<\/a> rate quotes without also comparing origination fees, points, and closing costs.<\/p>\n

The inspection<\/a> is where the marketing copy meets reality. Show up for it even if it costs you half a day of work. A good home inspector will walk you through what they are finding as they go, and the conversation is often more valuable<\/a> than the written report that follows.<\/p>\n

A seller with a specific need will sometimes take less money from a buyer who gives them what they actually want. The buyer who calls the listing agent before submitting, asks what matters<\/a> to the seller, and builds the offer around that information wins more often than the buyer who simply goes the highest.<\/p>\n

Real estate is illiquid. If there is a reasonable chance<\/a> you will need to move in two years, renting is the financially rational<\/a> choice. None of that means do not buy. It means be honest about your time horizon<\/a> before you commit.<\/p>\n

Buyers who take the time to prepare<\/a> before they start looking tend to find that the market is more navigable than the headlines suggest. Before you commit to a direction, browsing homes for sale and market resources<\/a> can sharpen your picture of what is actually available in your price range.
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