3 Tactics For First-Time Homebuyers In An Outrageous Market
January 15, 2021 1:48 PM Natalie Campisi - Forbes Advisor
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January 17, 2021 10:42 AM
If you’ve shopped around for a home recently, you’re probably familiar with feelings of despair, confusion and annoyance. Homes are getting snapped up like PlayStations at Christmas and, if you’re lucky enough to find a house in your budget, you might end up competing with multiple bidders.
Home sales got off to a slow start in 2020 because of the pandemic, but they picked up in July and have been accelerating since, easily lapping 2019 numbers back when we didn’t have Covid threatening jobs and the economy. With people stuck at home or in tiny apartments in packed cities, it made sense to look for better digs. And it seems like many people had that same idea.